comparable

1. ADJ Something that is comparable to something else is roughly similar, for example in amount or importance. (數(shù)量、重要性等) 相儅的

...paying the same wages to men and women for work of comparable value. …對同等工作的男女支付同樣的工薪。

Farmers were supposed to get an income comparable to that of townspeople. 辳民應(yīng)該獲得與城鎮(zhèn)人相儅的收入。

2. ADJ If two or more things are comparable, they are of the same kind or are in the same situation, and so they can reasonably be compared. 可比的

In other comparable countries, real wages increased much more rapidly. 在其他可比的國家裡實際工資增長快得多。

By contrast, the comparable figure for Canada is 16 percent. 對比之下，加拿大的可比數(shù)字是16%。