English-Thai Dictionary
comparison
N การ เปรียบเทียบ collating comparative relation kan-priab-tiab
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
COMPARISON
n. 1. The act of comparing; the act of considering the relation between persons or things, with a view to discover their agreement or resemblance, or their disagreement or difference.
We learn to form a correct estimate of men and their actions by comparison.
2. The state of being compared.
If we rightly estimate what we call good and evil, we shall find it lies much in comparison.
3. Comparative estimate; proportion.
Who is left among you that saw this house in its first glory? And how do you see it now? Is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing? Haggai 2:3.
4. In grammar, the formation of an adjective in its several degrees of signification; as strong, stronger, strongest; greenish, green, greener, greenest; glorious, more glorious, most glorious. In English, there are strictly four degrees of comparison.
5. A simile, similitude, or illustration by similitude.
Whereto shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what comparison shall we compare it? Mark 4:3 .
6. In rhetoric, a figure by which two things are considered with regard to a third, which is common to them both; as, a hero is like a lion in courage. Here courage is common to hero and lion, and constitutes the point of resemblance.
The distinction between similitude and comparison is, that the former has reference to the quality; the latter, to the quantity. Comparison is between more and less; similitude is between good and gad. Hannibal--hung like a tempest on the declivities of the Alps--is a likeness by similitude. The sublimity of the scriptural prophets exceeds that of Homer, as much as thunder is louder than a whisper--is a likeness by comparison.
But comparison has reference to quality as well as quantity.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
COMPARISON
Com *par "i *son ( or ), n. Etym: [F. comparaison, L. comparatio. See 1st Compare. ]
1. The act of comparing; an examination of two or more objects with the view of discovering the resemblances or differences; relative estimate. As sharp legal practitioners, no class of human beings can bear comparison with them. Macaulay. The miracles of our Lord and those of the Old Testament afford many interesting points of comparison. Trench.
2. The state of being compared; a relative estimate; also, a state, quality, or relation, admitting of being compared; as, to bring a thing into comparison with another; there is no comparison between them.
3. That to which, or with which, a thing is compared, as being equal or like; illustration; similitude. Whereto shall we liken the kingdom of God Or with what comparison shall we compare it Mark iv. 3 .
4. (Gram. )
Defn: The modification, by inflection or otherwise, which the adjective and adverb undergo to denote degrees of quality or quantity; as, little, less, least, are examples of comparison.
5. (Rhet.)
Defn: A figure by which one person or thing is compared to another, or the two are considered with regard to some property or quality, which is common to them both; e.g., the lake sparkled like a jewel.
6. (Phren.)
Defn: The faculty of the reflective group which is supposed to perceive resemblances and contrasts. Beyond comparison, so far superior as to have no likeness, or so as to make comparison needless. -- In comparison of, In comparison with, as compared with; in proportion to. [Archaic ] "So miserably unpeopled in comparison of what it once was. " Addison. -- Comparison of hands (Law ), a mode of proving or disproving the genuineness of a signature or writing by comparing it with another proved or admitted to be genuine, in order to ascertain whether both were written by the same person. Bouvier. Burrill.
COMPARISON
COMPARISON Com *par "i *son, v. t.
Defn: To compare. [Obs. ] Wyclif.
New American Oxford Dictionary
comparison
com par i son |kəmˈparəsən kəmˈpɛrəsən | ▶noun 1 the act or instance of comparing: they drew a comparison between Gandhi's teaching and that of other teachers | the two books invite comparison with one another. • an analogy: perhaps the best comparison is that of seasickness. • the quality of being similar or equivalent: if you want a thrill, there's no comparison to climbing on a truck and going out there on the expressway. 2 Grammar the formation of the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs. PHRASES bear (or stand ) comparison be of sufficient quality to be likened favorably to someone or something of the same kind: it can stand comparison with any publishing house. beyond comparison another way of saying beyond compare (see compare ). by /in comparison when compared: computer-based communication is extremely fast in comparison with telephone or postal services. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French comparesoun, from Latin comparatio (n- ), from comparare ‘to pair, match ’ (see compare ).
comparison shopping
com par i son shop ping ▶noun the practice of comparing the price of products or services from different vendors before buying. DERIVATIVES com par i son-shop verb, com par i son shop per noun
Oxford Dictionary
comparison
com |pari ¦son |kəmˈparɪs (ə )n | ▶noun 1 a consideration or estimate of the similarities or dissimilarities between two things or people: they drew a comparison between Gandhi's teaching and that of other teachers | [ mass noun ] : the two books invite comparison with one another. • an analogy: perhaps the best comparison is that of seasickness. • [ mass noun ] the quality of being similar or equivalent: when it comes to achievements this season, there's no comparison between Linfield and Bangor. 2 [ mass noun ] Grammar the formation of the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs. PHRASES bear (or stand ) comparison be of sufficient quality to be likened favourably to someone or something of the same kind. beyond comparison surpassing all others of the same kind. in (or by ) comparison when compared: the Prime Minister's support staff is tiny in comparison with that of a US President. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French comparesoun, from Latin comparatio (n- ), from comparare ‘to pair, match ’ (see compare ).
comparison shopping
comparison shopping ▶noun [ mass noun ] the practice of comparing the price of goods or services provided by different shops or companies before making a purchase. DERIVATIVES comparison-shop verb, comparison shopper noun
American Oxford Thesaurus
comparison
comparison noun 1 a comparison of the results: juxtaposition, collation, differentiation. 2 there's no comparison between them: resemblance, likeness, similarity, correspondence, correlation, parallel, parity, comparability.
Oxford Thesaurus
comparison
comparison noun 1 the table provides a comparison of our performance with last year's results: contrast, juxtaposition, collation, differentiation; weighing up, balancing. 2 there's no comparison between classical music and rap: resemblance, likeness, similarity, similitude, correspondence, correlation, parallel, parity, symmetry, equivalence, comparability, analogy. ANTONYMS difference.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
comparison
com par i son /kəmpǽrɪs (ə )n / (! -pa-は /pæ /; 強勢は第2音節 ) →compare 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U «…との /…間の » 比較 , 対照, 比べること «with /between , of » ; 類似性, 似ていること (!具体例ではa ～/～s; その際時に修飾語を伴う ) ▸ make [draw ] a (price ) comparison with other shops ほかの店と (値段を )比較する ▸ invite comparison with A ｟かたく ｠〈物 事が 〉Aと似ている, 比べてみたくなる ▸ stand [bear ] comparison with A ｟かたく ｠Aと比較して見劣りのしない, 遜色 （そんしよく ）のない ; Aと似ている ▸ There is no comparison between his sports car and my secondhand car .｟話 ｠彼のスポーツカーと私の中古車では比べものにならない 2 C «…に » なぞらえる [たとえる ]こと «to » ; 比喩 （ひゆ ）, 例示 ▸ the comparison of life to a voyage 人生を航海になぞらえること 3 U C 〘文法 〙(形容詞 副詞の )比較変化 .beyond comp á rison 比較にならないほど ; たとえようもなく .for comp á rison «…と (の )» 比較のために, 比べられるように «with » ▸ For comparison , we tested three products in the same price range .比較の目的で我々は同じ価格帯の3つの製品をテストしてみた in [by ] comp á rison «…と » 比べると «with, to » ; ｟主に書 ｠〖文頭で; 前文の内容を受けて 〗それに対し, 対照的に ▸ My computer is slow in [by ] comparison with the latest models .私のパソコンは最新の型と比べると動作が遅い on comp á rison ｟英 ｠〖文修飾 〗比較してみると, (比べて )結局のところ .
comparison-shop
comp á rison-sh ò p 動詞 →shop 自動詞 (安く買うため )店めぐりをする .
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