副詞 comparatively:

1. in a relative manner; by comparison to something else
   同義詞：relatively

1. It would have taken a dozen men with picks and shovels four months to do what we've done today, with this comparatively small earth-moving machine.
   我們今天用小型挖土機(jī)所干的活，若是用鎬和鏟子，十幾個(gè)人得花四個(gè)月才能完成。
2. All this was comparatively slow until, with the coming of science, the tempo was suddenly raised.
   所有這些發(fā)展都比較緩慢，直到出現(xiàn)了科學(xué)，其速度才突然加快。
3. The Norwegians live in a comparatively cold zone.
   挪威人生活在比較寒冷的地區(qū)。
4. An overland route is comparatively safe.
   陸路相對(duì)來(lái)說(shuō)安全些。