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relative adj.相对的；比较的；相关的n.亲戚；[语]关系词 (1) 运动是绝对的,而静止是相对的。(2) 他们现在过着比较安逸的生活。(3) 与其面积相比, 这个城市的人口是稀少的。(4) 老师问了我一些和我的论文有关的问题。(5) 他很关心别人，因而大家都把他当作亲人。 A relative can be connected to your family through blood or by marriage. If you are a child or grandchild of Maria's, for example, you are a blood relative of her family. If you marry Maria's son, you become a relative by marriage. Relative is also an adjective that means "estimated by comparison," like the steep hill that is tiny, relative to the mountain behind it.

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英 ['relətɪv] 美 ['relətɪv] (1) Motion is absolute while stagnation is relative.(2) They are now living in relative comfort.(3) Relative to the size, the city is sparsely populated.(4) The teacher asked me some questions relative to my paper.(5) He showed such concern that people took him to be a relative. A relative is a person who is part of your family. Parents, siblings, uncles, aunts, grandparents, cousins, nieces and nephews — they're all relatives. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]亲戚；亲属；家属 Your relatives are the members of your family. Do relatives of yours still live in Siberia?...你的亲属仍然住在西伯利亚吗？Get a relative to look after the children.找一个亲戚来照看孩子。2[ADJ 形容词]相对的 You use relative to say that something is true to a certain degree, especially when compared with other things of the same kind.   [ADJ n]The fighting resumed after a period of relative calm...战斗在相对平静的一段时间之后再次打响。It is a cancer that can be cured with relative ease...这是一种相对来说比较容易治疗的癌症。Pedestrian zones mean that children can play in relative safety.步行区域意味着孩子们可以在那里相对安全地玩耍。3[ADJ 形容词]相对的；比较而言的 You use relative when you are comparing the quality or size of two things.   [ADJ n]They chatted about the relative merits of London and Paris as places to live...他们聊起了伦敦和巴黎两座城市相比较都有哪些宜居的优点。I reflected on the relative importance of education in 50 countries.我思考了50个国家相对而言对教育的重视程度。...the relative strength of the central and state governments.中央政府和州政府的相对力量4[PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]与…相比；与…有关；涉及；关于 Relative to something means with reference to it or in comparison with it. Japanese interest rates rose relative to America's...日本利率随美国利率上浮。House prices now look cheap relative to earnings...相对收入而言房价现在看起来比较便宜。The satellite remains in one spot relative to the earth's surface.相对地球表面而言，这颗卫星位置固定。5[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]相对的；比较而言的 If you say that something is relative, you mean that it needs to be considered and judged in relation to other things.   [usu v-link ADJ]Fitness is relative； one must always ask 'Fit for what?'...“适合”是相对而言的；应该常常问一问“适合什么？”Truth is relative.真理是相对的。6[N-COUNT 可数名词]亲缘动物（或植物、语言、发明等) If one animal, plant, language, or invention is a relative of another, they have both developed from the same type of animal, plant, language, or invention.   [usu N of n]The pheasant is a close relative of the Guinea hen.雉与珍珠鸡有很近的亲缘关系。

英语单词	relative
英美音标	英 ['relətɪv] 美 ['relətɪv]
中文释义	adj.相对的；比较的；相关的 n.亲戚；[语]关系词
英语例句	(1) Motion is absolute while stagnation is relative. (2) They are now living in relative comfort. (3) Relative to the size, the city is sparsely populated. (4) The teacher asked me some questions relative to my paper. (5) He showed such concern that people took him to be a relative.
中文例句	(1) 运动是绝对的,而静止是相对的。 (2) 他们现在过着比较安逸的生活。 (3) 与其面积相比, 这个城市的人口是稀少的。 (4) 老师问了我一些和我的论文有关的问题。 (5) 他很关心别人，因而大家都把他当作亲人。
vocabulary简明	A relative is a person who is part of your family. Parents, siblings, uncles, aunts, grandparents, cousins, nieces and nephews — they're all relatives.
vocabulary扩展	A relative can be connected to your family through blood or by marriage. If you are a child or grandchild of Maria's, for example, you are a blood relative of her family. If you marry Maria's son, you become a relative by marriage. Relative is also an adjective that means "estimated by comparison," like the steep hill that is tiny, relative to the mountain behind it.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]亲戚；亲属；家属 Your relatives are the members of your family. Do relatives of yours still live in Siberia?... 你的亲属仍然住在西伯利亚吗？ Get a relative to look after the children. 找一个亲戚来照看孩子。 2 [ADJ 形容词]相对的 You use relative to say that something is true to a certain degree, especially when compared with other things of the same kind. [ADJ n] The fighting resumed after a period of relative calm... 战斗在相对平静的一段时间之后再次打响。 It is a cancer that can be cured with relative ease... 这是一种相对来说比较容易治疗的癌症。 Pedestrian zones mean that children can play in relative safety. 步行区域意味着孩子们可以在那里相对安全地玩耍。 3 [ADJ 形容词]相对的；比较而言的 You use relative when you are comparing the quality or size of two things. [ADJ n] They chatted about the relative merits of London and Paris as places to live... 他们聊起了伦敦和巴黎两座城市相比较都有哪些宜居的优点。 I reflected on the relative importance of education in 50 countries. 我思考了50个国家相对而言对教育的重视程度。 ...the relative strength of the central and state governments. 中央政府和州政府的相对力量 4 [PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]与…相比；与…有关；涉及；关于 Relative to something means with reference to it or in comparison with it. Japanese interest rates rose relative to America's... 日本利率随美国利率上浮。 House prices now look cheap relative to earnings... 相对收入而言房价现在看起来比较便宜。 The satellite remains in one spot relative to the earth's surface. 相对地球表面而言，这颗卫星位置固定。 5 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]相对的；比较而言的 If you say that something is relative, you mean that it needs to be considered and judged in relation to other things. [usu v-link ADJ] Fitness is relative； one must always ask 'Fit for what?'... “适合”是相对而言的；应该常常问一问“适合什么？” Truth is relative. 真理是相对的。 6 [N-COUNT 可数名词]亲缘动物（或植物、语言、发明等) If one animal, plant, language, or invention is a relative of another, they have both developed from the same type of animal, plant, language, or invention. [usu N of n] The pheasant is a close relative of the Guinea hen. 雉与珍珠鸡有很近的亲缘关系。

Relative Family N Blood Marriage Means N Count 可数名词