relative
英 ['rel?t?v]美['r?l?t?v]
英英釋義
同義詞辨析
詞組搭配
考試真題
實用場景例句
近義詞father-in-law relation great-aunt cousin kinsman grandfather brother stepbrother kin sister-in-law member stepfather mother sister father grandson nephew grand-daughter great-uncle of sibling grandmother aunt stepmother niece
反義詞
- adj. 相對的；有關系的；成比例的
- n. 親戚；相關物；[語] 關系詞；親緣植物
CET4TEM4考研CET6核心詞匯IELTS中頻詞
詞態變化
復數:?relatives;
中文詞源
relative 相關的，相對的，親屬，親戚
來自 relation,聯系，關聯，親屬，-ive,形容詞后綴。
英文詞源
- relative (n.)
- late 14c., "a relative pronoun," from Old French relatif (13c.), from Late Latin relativus "having reference or relation," from Latin relatus, past participle of referre "to refer" (see refer). Meaning "person in the same family" first recorded 1650s.
- relative (adj.)
- early 15c., "having reference," from Middle French relatif and directly from Late Latin relativus (see relative (n.)). Meaning "compared to each other" is from 1590s; that of "depending on a relationship to something else" is from 1610s.
雙語例句
- 1. An employer can demand written certification that the relative is really ill.
- 雇主可以要求出具書面證明，證實員工的親人確實病了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Economic reform has brought relative wealth to peasant farmers.
- 經濟改革給農民帶來了相對的財富。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The person can transfer from wheelchair to seat with relative ease.
- 那個人可以比較輕松地從輪椅上移到座位上。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The pheasant is a close relative of the Guinea hen.
- 雉與珍珠雞有很近的親緣關系。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The weak dollar means American goods are relative bargains for foreigners.
- 美元疲軟意味著美國的產品對外國人來說相對便宜。
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