relative 英 [ˈrelətɪv] 　 美 [ˈrɛlətɪv]

relative

relative　 英 [ˈrelətɪv] 美 [ˈrɛlətɪv]

adj. 相对的；相关的　 n. 亲戚；　

名词复数:relatives　

the position of the sun relative to the earth　太阳与地球的相对位置
They now live in relative comfort .　他们现在过得比较舒适。

  • A relative is a person who is part of your family. Parents, siblings, uncles, aunts, grandparents, cousins, nieces and nephews — they're all relatives.
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  • adj. 相对的；相关的
  • n. 亲戚；

  • 1. the position of the sun relative to the earth

    太阳与地球的相对位置

  • 2. They now live in relative comfort .

    他们现在过得比较舒适。

  • 3. the facts relative to the case

    与这个案件有关的事实

  • 4. a close relative,a distant relative

    近╱远亲

  • 5. her friends and relatives

    她的亲友

  • relative (adj.) early 15c., "having reference," from Middle French relatif and directly from Late Latin relativus (see relative (n.)). Meaning "compared to each other" is from 1590s; that of "depending on a relationship to something else" is from 1610s.
  • relative (n.) late 14c., "a relative pronoun," from Old French relatif (13c.), from Late Latin relativus "having reference or relation," from Latin relatus, past participle of referre "to refer" (see refer). Meaning "person in the same family" first recorded 1650s.
rela·tive ★ / ˈrelətɪv ; NAmE ˈrelətɪv / adjective , noun relative relatives adjective ★ 1 ★ considered and judged by being compared with sth else 相比较而言的；比较的 ◆ the relative meritsof the two plans 相比较之下两个计划显出的优点 2 ★ relative(to sth) considered according to its position or connection with sth else 相对的；相关联的 ◆ the position of the sun relative to the earth 太阳与地球的相对位置 3 ★ [only before noun ] that exists or that has a particular quality only when compared with sth else 相比之下存在（或有）的 SYN comparative ◆ They now live in relative comfort (= compared with how they lived before). 他们现在过得比较舒适。 ◆ Given the failure of the previous plan, this turned out to be a relative success. 由于前面那个计划失败了，这个计划是比较成功的。 ◆ It's all relativethough, isn't it? We never had any money when I was a kid and $500 was a fortune to us. 不过，一切都是相对的，是不是？我小的时候，我们根本没有钱，500 块钱对于我们来说就是很大的一笔钱了。 ☞compare absolute 4 relativeto sth ( formal) having a connection with sth; referring to sth 关于（或涉及）…的 ◆ the facts relative to the case 与这个案件有关的事实 5 ( grammar 语法 ) referring to an earlier noun, sentence or part of a sentence （指代前面的名词、句子或句子的一部份） ◆ In ‘the man who came’, ‘who’ is a relative pronounand ‘who came’ is a relative clause. 在 the man who came 中，who 是关系代词，而 who came 是关系从句。 noun ★ 1 ★ a person who is in the same family as sb else 亲戚；亲属 SYN relation ◆ a close/distant relative 近╱远亲 ◆ her friends and relatives 她的亲友 2 ★ a thing that belongs to the same group as sth else 同类事物 ◆ The ibex is a distant relative of the mountain goat. 北山羊与石山羊有较远的亲缘关系。 rela·tive / ˈrelətɪv ; NAmE ˈrelətɪv /
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