(of a person or thing) able to be likened to another; similar (人,事物)可比作…的;相似的,类似的 the situation in Holland is comparable to that in England. 荷兰的情形和英国的相似。 ■of equivalent quality; worthy of comparison 相当的;比得上的,可相比的 nobody is comparable with this athlete. 没人可与这个运动员相比。
派生 comparability noun 语源
late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin comparabilis, from the verb comparare (see comparable)
用法
The correct pronunciation in standard English is with the stress on the first syllable rather than the second comparable, not comparable