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contrastive

🇬🇧 UK/kən'træstɪv/🇺🇸 US/kɔn'trɑ:stiv, -'træ-/
A2

Definitions

adj.

Relating to or showing contrast, especially in linguistic or analytical comparison.

对比的,比较的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
contogether, with
+
trapull, drag, draw
+
ststand, set, place
+
ivetending to, having the nature of
=contrastive

Common Collocations

  • 1.contrastive analysis对比分析
  • 2.contrastive linguistics对比语言学

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Contrastive analysis helps language learners understand the differences between their native and target languages.

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