relative
UK/'relәtiv/US
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释义
n.
A person connected to others by blood or marriage; a family member.
亲戚,亲属。
adj.
Considered in relation or proportion to something else; comparative rather than absolute.
相对的,比较而言的。
adj.
(grammar) Referring back to an earlier noun, as in a relative clause or pronoun.
(语法)关系的,如关系从句、关系代词。
词根拆分
词根派生re-(回)+ lāt(被携带)+ -ive(倾向于)=「倾向于被带回/关联的」。作名词,与你相连的人即「亲戚」;作形容词,要把某物带回去与别的东西比较才能判断,即「相对的、比较而言的」(非绝对)。
词根 lat 还连着 15 个词常用搭配
- 1.close relative近亲
- 2.distant relative远亲
- 3.relative to相对于
- 4.relative importance相对重要性
例句
- 1.
All my close relatives came to the wedding.
我所有的近亲都来参加了婚礼。
- 2.
The relative calm of the village surprised the tourists.
村庄相对的宁静让游客感到意外。
- 3.
Their wealth is only relative to the poverty around them.
他们的富有只是相对于周围的贫困而言。
易混词辨析
relative 与 relevant——都源于「关联」的概念,但 relative 是「相对于、比较而言」(relative humidity、亲戚),relevant 是「与当前事情相关、切题」(a relevant point)。relative to X = 相较于 X;relevant to X = 与 X 有关、切题。