► 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:
- 罰の軽重は罪の軽重に比例する ⇨ The severity of punishment will be proportionate to the severity of crime
- 私達は二つの製品を対比した ⇨ We compared two products side-by-side
- 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
- この製品はもっと高い製品と比べても全く引けを取らない ⇨ This product is not inferior at all compared with the more expensive ones, is just as good
- 人口の男女の比率 ⇨ The male-female ratio of the population
- XとYは比例関係にある ⇨ X and Y are in direct proportion
- 子供達が背比べをしている ⇨ The kids are comparing their heights
- 私は二つの製品を比べている ⇨ I’m comparing two products
- 値段は比較的安い ⇨ The price is fairly low
- 彼の実力は比較にならない ⇨ His ability is beyond comparison
- 売上げは前期に比べ10%減となった ⇨ The sales decreased by 10% compared with the previous quarter
- その二つは全く違うが敢えて比べるなら… ⇨ Those two are completely different, but I dare to compare …
- 両方とも実際に使って比べてみよう ⇨ Let’s actually use them both and compare
- 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
- 私達は試験の結果を比較した ⇨ We compared the test results