► 名詞
比 [ひ] meaning: compare rank: 2
☆ 前年比で20%の増加 ⇨ 20% increase compared with last year
比 [ひ] [比ではない] meaning: compare rank: 2
☆ 米国の軍事力は日本の軍事力の比ではない ⇨ The military power of US is beyond compare to that of Japan
比 [ひ] [比にならない] meaning: compare rank: 2
☆ 今回の試験は前回とは比にならないほど難しかった ⇨ The exam this time was far more difficult than the last one
比 [ひ] meaning: ratio rank: 2
☆ AとBの比は3対1だ ⇨ That ratio of A to B is 3 to 1
More examples:
- 人口の男女の比率 ⇨ The male-female ratio of the population
- 彼は世界の一流と比べても見劣りしない ⇨ He doesn’t look less compared, is on par, with the best of the world
- 経費の中では人件費の比重が高い ⇨ The relative weight, ratio, of the personnel cost is higher in the expenses
- この機械の操作は比較的簡単だ ⇨ The control, operation, of this machine is relatively simple
- 彼の実力は世界の一流と比べても勝るとも劣らない ⇨ His ability is not worse if not better, even when compared with the world’s best
- 彼は他と比べて特に優れても劣ってもいない ⇨ He is not particularly better or worse compared with others
- 彼の実力は比較にならない ⇨ His ability is beyond comparison
- 続編は本編に比べて大分落ちる ⇨ The sequel is not nearly as good as the original
- 彼は比類無き技を持つ ⇨ He possesses incomparable skills
- 彼等は製品は競争相手に比べて使い勝手の良さで勝っている ⇨ Their product is better than that of their rival at ease of use
- 売上の前年度との比較 ⇨ A comparison of sales with the previous year
- 私は二つの製品を比べている ⇨ I’m comparing two products
- 鉄の比重は約8立方センチグラムだ ⇨ The relative density of steel is about 8 g/cm3
- 圧縮比 ⇨ A compression rate
- 比喩表現 ⇨ A metaphorical expression, metaphor