Comparatively means “when you set it next to something else,” or next to how it used to be. A comparatively small apartment is still an apartment; you are only saying it looks small beside others, or beside what you expected.

Comparatively meansComparatively 的意思是 "when you set it next to something else,"「跟其他東西放在一起比的時候」, or next to how it used to be或是「跟它以前的樣子比」. A comparatively small apartment一間 comparatively small 的公寓 is still an apartment仍然是一間公寓; you are only saying it looks small beside others你只是在說它跟別的比起來顯得小, or beside what you expected或是跟你原本預期的比起來顯得小.

It is a very common word, a little more careful than “pretty” or “quite.” People stretch it: “comparatively speaking” is a way to soften a claim — this is not perfect, but next to the rest… Though actually it does not name a fair, equal match (that is comparably); it only places one thing on a scale against another. Teachers like it because it sounds measured; students sometimes overuse it as a fancy “quite.”

It is a very common word這是一個很常見的字, a little more careful than "pretty" or "quite."比 "pretty" 或 "quite" 講得更小心一點. People stretch it人們也會延伸用它: "comparatively speaking" is a way to soften a claim"comparatively speaking" 是一種讓論點聽起來緩和一點的說法 — this is not perfect, but next to the rest…意思是「這不完美，但跟其他的比起來……」 Though actually不過事實上, it does not name a fair, equal match它指的不是一個公平、對等的比較, that is comparably那樣的意思是 comparably; it only places one thing on a scale against another它只是把一樣東西放在一個尺度上，跟另一樣比較. Teachers like it老師喜歡這個字 because it sounds measured因為它聽起來很有分寸; students sometimes overuse it as a fancy "quite."學生有時候會把它當成比較花俏的 "quite" 過度使用.