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relative

美音:[´relətıv ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.亲戚,关系词,相关物,亲缘植物 adj.有关系的,相对的,比较而言的

难易程度:

relative为小学词汇   词频:2599

词形变化:

名词:relativeness

词根

late=to bring(带来),to bear(搬运)

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absolute    

relative


/'relətɪv; `rɛlətɪv/
adj
1 ~ (to sth) considered in relation or proportion to sb/sth else; comparative (与他人[他事物])相对的, 成比例的, 比较的
*the relative merits of the two plans, candidates, cars 两种方案、两个候选人、两辆汽车在相比之下显示出的长处
* Supply is relative to demand. 供应要与需求保持一定比例.
* They are living in relative comfort, ie compared with other people or with themselves at an earlier time. 他们现在生活比较舒适(与他人或与过去相比而言). Cf 参看 absolute 4.
2 ~ to sth (fml 文) (following ns 用于名词之後) having a connection with sth; referring to sth 与某事物有关的; 关于或涉及某事物的
*the facts relative to the problem 与这问题有关的事实
* the papers relative to the case 关于此案的文件.
3 [attrib 作定语] (grammar) referring to an earlier noun, clause or sentence 与前面的名词、主句、从句或句子相关联的
*a relative pronoun, clause, adverb 关系代词、从句、副词
* The word `who' in `the man who came' is a relative pronoun. 在 the man who came 这一片语中 who 这个词是关系代词.

n person who is related to another; relation 亲戚; 亲属
*a close/near/distant relative of hers 她的近亲[较近的亲戚/远亲].
1. Then Dr Millington asked the caller if he was a relative of the patient.
    接着 Millington 医生问打电话的人是不是病人的家属。

2. Then Dr Millington asked the caller if he was a relative of the patient.
    接着 Millington 医生问打电话的人是不是病人的家属。

3. This is a major achievement because, in relative terms, planets are very small and do not emit light.
    这是一个重要的成就,因为相对来说,行星很小,而且也不发光。

4. Then Dr. Millington asked the caller if he was a relative of the patient.
    之后,米灵顿医生问打电话的人是否是病人的亲属。

5. They understood instinctively that integrity involves having a personal standard of morality and boundaries that does not sell out to convenience and that is not relative to the situation at hand.
    他们生来就认为,所谓正直,就是有自己的道德界定标准,既不贪财图利,也不因所处的环境而妥协。

6. The doctor then calls you, her only surviving relative.
    于是医生给你打电话,因为你是她惟一在世的亲人。

7. Her aunt is her sole relative-all the rest of the family are dead.
    她姑妈是她唯一的亲人了--家里的其他人全都死了。

8. A sensible arrangement is to have all of the members of the family call to check in with a friend or relative who lives more than a hundred miles away.
    明智的安排是,让所有的家人都给一个住在一百多英里之外的朋友或亲戚打电话,以报平安。

9. Yours affectionately: way of ending a letter to a friend or relative
    你的亲爱的(给亲友写信时结尾用语)

10. Perceptions are relative.
    人的感觉是相对的。

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