源码中comparator<T>的部分翻译

Compares its two arguments for order.  Returns a negative integer,zero, or a positive integer as the first argument is less than, equal to, or greater than the second.<p>

比较其两个参数的顺序。当第一个参数小于、等于或大于第二个参数时，返回一个负整数、零或正整数。

 

It is generally the case, but <i>not</i> strictly required that
     * <tt>(compare(x, y)==0) == (x.equals(y))</tt>.  Generally speaking,
     * any comparator that violates this condition should clearly indicate
     * this fact.  The recommended language is "Note: this comparator
     * imposes orderings that are inconsistent with equals."

 

这是一般情况下，但不会严格要求(compare(x, y)==0) == (x.equals(y))。一般来说，任何违反这个这个状态的构造器都可以很清楚的表明这个事实。语言中要被提醒的是“注意：这个构造器会强制执行与等式不一致的排序” 

@FunctionalInterface
public interface Comparator<T> {
int compare(T o1, T o2);
}

Indicates whether some other object is &quot;equal to&quot; this
 comparator.  This method must obey the general contract of
 {@link Object#equals(Object)}.  Additionally, this method can return
<tt>true</tt> <i>only</i> if the specified object is also a comparator
 and it imposes the same ordering as this comparator.  Thus,
<code>comp1.equals(comp2)</code> implies that <tt>sgn(comp1.compare(o1,
o2))==sgn(comp2.compare(o1, o2))</tt> for every object reference
 <tt>o1</tt> and <tt>o2</tt>.<p>

判断一些对象是否相等，这个方法必须承认{@link Object#equals(Object)}的惯例用法

另外，这个方法只有在指定的对象也是一个比较器，并且它与这个比较器施加相同的排序的情况下可以返回true

因此，comp1.equals(comp2)也对于每个涉及到o1和o2的对象表示sgn(comp1.compare(o1,o2))==sgn(comp2.compare(o1, o2))

public interface Comparator<T> {

boolean equals(Object obj);

}