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relevance

UK/'relivәns/US
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Definitions

n.

The quality of being closely connected with and important to the matter at hand

相关性;关联性;现实意义

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
re-again, back
+
levlight, lift, raise
+
-ancestate, quality
=relevance

Noun of relevant: the state of being 'lifted up to the matter,' i.e. bearing on it. Often used about whether something still matters today — a brand can lose its relevance.

Root lev still carries 12 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.cultural relevance文化相关性
  • 2.lose relevance失去意义
  • 3.question the relevance质疑其关联性
  • 4.contemporary relevance当代意义

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Critics questioned the relevance of the old law in a digital world.

  • 2.

    The brand worked hard to stay culturally relevant and not lose relevance.

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