以－or結尾的拉丁語比較級

superior,inferior,senior,junior,prior,major,minor及形容詞prefera ble 常與介詞to連用，表示比較。例如：
12. He felt superior in mathematics to John. 他覺得自己的數學比約翰強。
13. This is inferior to that in quantity. 論質量這個比不上那個。
14. He is ten years senior to me . 他比我年長十歲。
15. A dark suit is preferable to a light one for evening wear.晚上穿深色西裝比穿淺色西裝好。
短語prefer... to ...有時也表示比較：
16. l prefer tea to coffee.(＝l like tea better than coffee.)