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contrastive

/ˈkɑntɹæs.tɪv/ adj

Contrasting: tending to contrast; being in contrast.

Word Origin From contrast, which comes from Latin contrastare 'to stand against,' from contra- 'against' and stare 'to stand.' Contrastive means 'serving to contrast.' The root stare gives us stand, standard, and understand (stand among). Contra- appears in contradict (speak against) and contravene (come against).

adj Contrasting: tending to contrast; being in contrast.

The linguist conducted a contrastive analysis of English and Chinese grammar structures.

(形容词) 对比的；对照的 【对比的；形成对照的】

语言学家对英语和汉语的语法结构进行了对比分析。

(adjetivo) Contrastante: que tiende a contrastar; que está en contraste.

El lingüista realizó un análisis contrastivo de las estructuras gramaticales del inglés y el chino.

(adjectif) contrastif; contrastant; oppositif [Qui établit ou met en évidence un contraste, une opposition entre deux éléments afin de les comparer.]

Le linguiste a mené une analyse contrastive (contrastive) des structures grammaticales de l'anglais et du français.

(Adjektiv) kontrastiv; gegenüberstellend [Gegenüberstellend; dazu neigend, Unterschiede hervorzuheben; im Kontrast stehend.]

Der Linguist führte eine **contrastive** Analyse der grammatikalischen Strukturen von Englisch und Chinesisch durch.

(形容詞) 対照的な；対比する傾向がある、対比になっている。

言語学者は英語と中国語の文法構造について対照分析を行った。

(adjetivo) contrastivo; contrastante; opositivo [Contrastante: que tende a contrastar; que está em contraste.]

O linguista realizou uma análise contrastiva das estruturas gramaticais do inglês e do chinês.

Synonyms: contrasting oppositional antithetical opposite different divergent contradictory Antonyms: similar identical same corresponding

Related words

contrary standard

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