IELTS写作常用词语(二)_雅思词汇
markers of comparison and contrast
comparison between sentences
x is
x and y are
x is very
quite
rather like y
similar
similar to y in terms of
with respect to
with regard to quality/size/
expense etc.
x resembles y in that they are both large/expensive etc.
x is
exactly
precisely
just
virtually
almost
nearly the same as y.
both x and y are large/expensive etc.
x is as large as y.
x is no larger than y.
x is the same size as y.
x is costly to buy and it is (also) costly to maintain.
comparison between sentences
x is expensive to buy.
similarly,
likewise,
moreover,
furthermore,
in addition, it is expensive to maintain/operate etc.
contrast within sentences
x is unlike y
x differs from y
x and y differ
x is different from y
x contrasts with y with respect to
with regard to
in terms of size/expense etc.
in that x is smaller/more expensive etc.
x has four zs,
whereas
while
but
yet
although y has three.
y is
x is
considerably
a great deal
(very)much
rather
somewhat
a little
slightly
only just
scarcely smaller than x.
larger than y.
contrast between sentences
x is expensive to buy.
however,
conversely,
by/in contrast,
on the other hand, it is cheap to operate/maintain etc.