April Yuan
Relatively & Comparatively
What's the difference between "relatively" and "comparatively"?
I looked up the definitions in the dictionary and it says that "relatively"means to a certain degree, especially when compared with other things of the same kind; "comparatively" is that you are judging something against a previous or different situation.
But I still don't understand the difference.
Can these two words be replaced each other?
2019년 2월 21일 오전 2:42
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Yes, in many situations either word can be used without changing the meaning. One difference is that “relatively,” like 比较，can be used without identifying a specific thing to compare against. 比如说， “他比较高” means he is relatively tall — not relative to a specific person, but to people on average. With “comparatively,” in contrast, there almost always is a specific thing that is being compared against.
2019년 2월 21일
** delete ** wrong answer. I thought you were learning English.
2019년 2월 21일
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