comparison
gb/kəmpˈɛɹəsən/ us/kəmpˈɛɹəsən/
B1
Anh
~ 2000
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Danh từ
B1
action
1
act of comparing things
When you look at two or more things to see how they are the same or different.
Mẫu sử dụng:
a comparison of [thing] and [thing]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'comparison' with 'compare'; 'comparison' is the noun form, not the verb.
Từ đồng nghĩa
contrast (Often focuses more on differences than similarities.)
|
juxtaposition (A more formal term, often used in art or literature contexts.)
Từ trái nghĩa
equation (In the sense of treating things as the same without noting differences.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
make a comparison
|direct comparison
|comparison between
|invite comparison
|draw a comparison
Chủ đề
language
|thinking
|analysis
|education
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- The report includes a comparison of prices in different countries.
- It's hard to make a fair comparison between the two athletes.
- Her work invites comparison with that of earlier painters.
- The teacher asked for a comparison between the two novels.
- We did a side-by-side comparison of the two products.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I made a comparison between my phone and my friend's phone.
- This book gives a comparison of schools in the city.
- We saw a comparison of food prices in two shops.
- The teacher asked for a comparison of these pictures.
Danh từ
B2
entity
2
statement of similarity
Saying that one thing is like another thing.
Mẫu sử dụng:
comparison to [something]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may confuse 'comparison to' (showing similarity) with 'comparison with' (often used for both similarity and difference).
Từ đồng nghĩa
likening (Less formal and more figurative, often in casual speech.)
|
analogy (Often used for explaining something by comparing it to something else.)
Từ trái nghĩa
differentiation (Emphasizes distinction rather than similarity.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
invite comparison to
|bear comparison to
|draw a comparison to
Chủ đề
language
|thinking
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- She made a comparison to a well-known movie scene.
- The city has been given flattering comparisons to Paris.
- His calmness under pressure invites comparison to great leaders of the past.
Ví dụ cho người học
- He made a comparison to my old school.
- The town gets many comparisons to big cities.
- She gave a comparison to her favorite book.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
comparison
IPA
GB/kəmpˈɛɹəsən/
US/kəmpˈɛɹəsən/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
com - par - is - on (4 âm tiết)
Stress on 2nd syllable (par)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: comparison
- Plural: comparison, comparisons
Họ từ
Forms
comparisons
noun
Core family
Related words
comparatively
adverb B1
Negative and opposite forms
incomparable
adjective
Advanced or less common
comparability
noun
Cách diễn đạt
bear comparison with/to
1/bˈɛɹ kəmpˈɛɹəsən wˈɪθtoʊ/
fixed phrase
formal
be as good as when compared
To be as good as something else when you compare them.
Ví dụ
- His cooking can bear comparison with any top chef.
- This phone bears comparison to more expensive models.
by comparison
1/bˈaɪ kəmpˈɛɹəsən/
fixed phrase
when compared to something else
Used to show how something is different or similar when you look at it next to another thing.
Ví dụ
- The house seemed small by comparison with the others on the street.
- By comparison, last year's sales were very low.
invite comparison
1/ɪnvˈaɪt kəmpˈɛɹəsən/
fixed phrase
formal
cause people to compare things
To make people think about how one thing is like or unlike another thing.
Ví dụ
- Her latest book invites comparison with classic detective novels.
- The new design invites comparison to last year's model.