英和和英

間投詞

no comparison

1. An assertion that two things proposed to be compared are not alike, usually indicating that one is substantially superior to the other.
   • 1908, Arthur Giles, “A Clinical Lecture on the After-Results of the Surgical Treatment of Uterine Displacements”, in The Medical Press and Circular, volume 136, M.D., page 549:

     “I'm twice the woman I was” ; “very different to what I have ever been for years before the operation”; “better—no comparison.”

   • 1989, James Kaplan, Pearl's Progress, page 184:

     He swallowed and shook his head. “No comparison.”

   • 2006, Bret M. Funk, Beacons of Tomorrow, page 50:

     Asquith nodded, and Timbre dismissed it with a wave of his hand. “No comparison. I've seen the sunrises at The Site bring many a cynical old bastard to his knees in tears.”

参考

• no contest

Further reading

• “no comparison”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “there is no comparison”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “there s no comparison” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “there s no comparison” (US) / “there s no comparison” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.