comparable

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Pronunciation

/ˈkɒmpərəbəl/(KOM-puh-ruh-bul)

Part of speech

adjectiveneutral

Chinese

类似的；可比较的（在质量或程度上相似，可以进行有意义的比较）

Definition

Similar enough to allow a meaningful comparison; of equivalent quality or status.

Word family

  • compare/kəmˈpeə/(v)比较
  • comparison/kəmˈpærɪsən/(n)比较
  • comparably/ˈkɒmpərəbli/(adv)类似地

Collocations

  • broadly comparable
  • comparable results
  • comparable data
  • comparable to
  • on a comparable basis
  • no comparable example

Examples

  1. 1.The salary offered is broadly comparable to what peers in similar roles receive at other organisations in the sector.
  2. 2.There is no comparable historical precedent for what we are experiencing — the scale and speed are genuinely novel.

Synonyms

  • similar/ˈsɪmɪlə/— nearly the same
  • equivalent/ɪˈkwɪvələnt/— equal in value or significance
  • analogous/əˈnæləɡəs/— similar in some respects

Etymology

from Latin "comparabilis," from "comparare" (to match, pair)