| comparative | adj 1. based on, having to do with comparison, perbandingan: a ~ study of Japanese history, kajian perbandingan sejarah Jepun; ~ linguistics, linguistik perbandingan; 2. relative, secara perbandingan, jika dibandingkan: the ~ merits of the two books, keistimewaan kedua-dua buku itu secara perbandingan; they live in ~ luxury, secara perbandingan, mereka hidup mewah; 3. (gram.) perbandingan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| comparatively | adv secara perbandingan; ~ speaking, secara perbandingan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| parallel | 4. comparison showing likeness, perbandingan: he drew a ~ between the two cases, dia membuat perbandingan antara dua kes tersebut; 5. similarity, persamaan: there are some interesting ~s between the political systems of the two nations, terdapat beberapa persamaan yg menarik antara sistem politik kedua-dua buah negara tersebut; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| compare | vt (act.) membandingkan, membuat perbandingan antara; (pass.) dibandingkan: to ~ the first edition with the second, membandingkan edisi pertama dgn edisi kedua; the article ~d the prices of the different brands of soap powder on the market, rencana itu membandingkan harga pelbagai jenis sabun serbuk yg ada di pasaran; the writer ~d life to a Ferris wheel – continually going up and down, penulis itu membuat perbandingan antara kehidupan dgn roda Ferris – sentiasa naik dan turun; he has been ~d to several great poets, dia pernah dibandingkan dgn pensyair-pensyair ulung; ~d /to, with/, dibandingkan dgn: it is cool in here ~d to the heat outside, di sini sejuk dibandingkan dgn keadaan panas di luar; ~ notes, (colloq) bertukar-tukar /pendapat, fikiran/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| simile | n perumpamaan, perbandingan: “as soft as silk” is a ~, “lembut spt sutera” ialah suatu perumpamaan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| comparative psychology | n psikologi perbandingan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| comparative | n (gram.) bentuk perbandingan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| contrast | n 1. comparison, kontras, perbandingan: he used ~ to show the differences in style, dia menggunakan kontras utk menunjukkan perbezaan gaya; 2. difference, perbezaan: the ~ between them is remarkable, perbezaan antara mereka menarik sekali; 3. (fine art & photog) kontras: the ~ of light and shade is important in photography, kontras antara cahaya terang dan gelap penting dlm seni foto; colour ~, kontras warna; ~ filter, penapis kontras; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| comparison | /bear, stand/ ~ with, /setanding, sebanding/ dgn: that’s a good novel but it bears no ~ with this, novel itu baik tetapi tdk setanding dgn yg ini; /beyond, without/ ~, tdk ada /bandingnya, banding/; (of beauty), tdk ada /bandingan, tolok bandingnya/; /by, in/ ~, secara perbandingan: their progress is slow by ~, secara perbandingan kemajuan mereka adalah lambat; /by, in/ ~ /with, to/, /berbanding, jika dibandingkan/ dgn: the population in the east coast is small in ~ with that in the west coast, penduduk di pantai timur adalah kecil berbanding dgn penduduk di pantai barat; make a ~, membuat perbandingan; there is no ~, dlm hal ini tidak dapat dibuat perbandingan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stylistic | adj stilistik: to make a ~ comparison between two books, membuat perbandingan stilistik antara dua buah buku. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |