英语语法入门：比较性副词

 　　We can use comparative¹ adverbs to show change or to make comparisons²:

　　我们可以用比较性副词体现改变或比较两者的不同：

　　I forget things more often nowadays.

　　She began to speak more quickly.

　　They are working harder now.

　　We often use than with comparative adverbs

　　I forget things more often than I used to.

　　Girls usually work harder than boys.

　　Intensifiers:

　　We use these words and phrases as intensifiers with these patterns:

　　我们可以用这些词或短语弱化语气：

　　much - far - a lot - quite a lot - a great deal - a good deal - a good bit - a fair bit

　　I forget things much more often nowadays.

　　Mitigators:

　　We use these words and phrases as mitigators:

　　我们可以用这些词汇和短语加强语气：

　　a bit - just a bit - a little - a little bit - just a little bit - slightly

　　She began to speak a bit more quickly

1 comparative   

adj.比较的；相比较而言的；相对的

参考例句：

• After many hardships,he now lives in comparative ease.经过许多困难之后，他现在的生活相对舒适。
• Let's make a comparative study of the two languages.让我们将这两种语言作一下比较研究。

2 comparisons   

比较( comparison的名词复数 )； [修辞学]比喻； [语法学]（形容词或副词的）比较等级； 类似

参考例句：

• I. Comparisons to a Living Creature (i. e., the Sphinx riddle) 1．比作某种生物（如斯芬克司谜） 来自英汉非文学 - 民俗
• Make comparisons about the products. 对产品做对比。 来自超越目标英语 第4册