relative
英 [ˈrelətɪv] 美 [ˈrɛlətɪv]

adj.

相关的；相对的；相互有关的；比较而言的

n.

亲属，亲戚；相关物；亲缘植物（或动物）；[语法学]关系词

变形

复数：relatives

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

1. 相对的,比较的 considered in relation or proportion to sb/sth else; comparative

n.(名词)

1. [C]亲属,亲戚relation

英英释义

relative[ 'relətiv ]

• n.
  • a person related by blood or marriage

    "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"

    同义词：relation

  • an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)

    同义词：congenercongenatorcongeneric

• adj.
  • not absolute or complete

    "a relative stranger"

  • properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'

    "earnings relative to production"

    同义词：proportional

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• have no relatives没有亲戚

形容词+～

• the close〔distant〕 relative近〔远〕亲
• the elderly relatives年长的亲属

词组短语

relative humidity相对湿度

relative error相对误差

relative position相对位置

relative standard相对标准；相关标准

relative motion相对运动

relative density 相对密度（等于specific gravity）

relative permeability相对渗透率；相对磁导率；空间磁导率

relative importance相对重要性

relative standard deviation相对标准偏差；相对标准差

relative stability相对稳定度，相对稳定性；稳定比值

relative theory相对论，相对理论

relative merits优缺点；相比较而言的优点

relative molecular mass相对分子质量

relative movement相对运动

relative value相对价值；相对值

relative displacement相对位移；相对排量

relative analysis n. 对比分析

relative strength相对强势

relative velocity[物]相对速度

relative efficiency相对效率；相对有效性；相对效能

更多收起词组短语

同近义词辨析

relation, relative

这组词都有“亲戚、亲属”的意思，其区别是：

relation一般指因血统或婚烟关系形成的亲戚。

relative普通用词，常可与relation换用，有时指一般的亲戚。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. Motion is absolute while stagnation is relative.
   运动是绝对的,而静止是相对的。
2. They are now living in relative comfort.
   他们现在过着比较安逸的生活。
3. Relative to the size, the city is sparsely populated.
   与其面积相比, 这个城市的人口是稀少的。
4. The teacher asked me some questions relative to my paper.
   老师问了我一些和我的论文有关的问题。

用作名词(n.)

1. He showed such concern that people took him to be a relative.
   他很关心别人，因而大家都把他当作亲人。

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