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单词 relative
释义 relative
UK ['rel.ə.tɪv] US [-tˌɪv] noun countable (Australian informal rellie)
 ESSENTIAL 
■a member of your family 亲戚;亲属
I haven't got many blood relatives (= people related to me by birth rather than by marriage).我没有几个有血缘关系的亲戚。
All her close/distant relatives came to the wedding.她所有的近亲/远亲都来参加她的婚礼了。
UK ['rel.ə.tɪv] US [-tˌɪv] adjective formal
COMPARING 比较的
 ADVANCED 
■being judged or measured in comparison with something else 相比较而言的;比较的
We weighed up the relative advantages of driving there or going by train.我们权衡了一下,看看开车去那里和乘火车去哪种方式更有利。
 ADVANCED 
■Relative can also mean that something is true to a particular degree when it is being compared with other things 相对的;相比之下有的
Since I got a job, I've been living in relative comfort (= more comfort than before).自从我有了工作,日子过得就相对舒适一些了。
UK ['rel.ə.tɪv] US [-tˌɪv] adjective formal
CONNECTED 相应的
relative to
■If something is relative to something else, it varies according to the speed or level of the other thing 按…的比例;与…相应
The amount of petrol a car uses is relative to its speed.汽车耗油量和其行驶速度是成比例的。
■If something is relative to a particular subject, it is connected with it 与…相关;有关;涉及
Are these documents relative to the discussion?这些文件和我们讨论的问题有关吗?
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