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Larger

“Larger” 是形容词 “large” 的比较级,用于两者或多者之间的比较,表示在尺寸、数量、范围或程度上“更大”。常与 than 连用:larger than。

  1. “We need a larger room for the conference.” (我们需要一间更大的会议室。)
  2. “This city is larger than the one I grew up in.” (这座城市比我长大的那座更大。)
  3. “A larger share of the budget went to education.” (更大比例的预算拨给了教育。)

“Larger” 源于拉丁语 “largus”(丰富的、宽广的),经古法语进入英语 “large”,再加比较级词尾 “-er”。

“-er” 在此为形容词比较级后缀,附于 “large” 之后。

商业和科技语境里常见 “larger market”(更大的市场)、“larger screen”(更大的屏幕),强调规模优势。

  • 固定搭配: “larger than life” (传奇般的;夸张的), “larger scale” (更大规模), “larger portion” (更大份量)
  • 原级: large;最高级: largest

large + er = larger:两个东西比,谁更 large,就用 larger。

“They moved into a larger apartment because the family grew larger. On the larger balcony, plants had larger leaves than before.” (他们搬进更大的公寓,因为家庭变大了。在更大的阳台上,植物的叶子比以前更大。)