relative 的 2 个定义
- a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage.
- something having, or standing in, some relation or connection to something else.
- something dependent upon external conditions for its specific nature, size, etc..
- Grammar. a relative pronoun, adjective, or adverb.
- considered in relation to something else; comparative: the relative merits of democracy and monarchy.
- existing or having its specific nature only by relation to something else; not absolute or independent: Happiness is relative.
- having relation or connection.
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relative 近义词
comparative, respective
pertinent, applicable
member of a family
更多relative例句
- It’s not uncommon for a cheaper goalie — relative both to his backup and the rest of the league — to catch fire in the playoffs.
- Antetokounmpo currently leads the playoffs in total defensive rebounds and overall rebounds, so his lack of minutes relative to other stars has not hampered his total production on defense, either.
- When winds were strongly blowing from the south, and there was less sea ice, the relative amount of oxygen-18 increased.
- As aerosol pollution from vehicles has declined, the relative contribution from other sources has grown.
- If anything, the crampers started a little bit slower relative to their lab-measured fitness.
- But relative to centuries past, America is a marvel of domestic tranquility.
- Parents who want to transfer custody of a child to someone other than a relative must seek permission from a judge.
- While traveling this holiday season, a relative and I were pulled over by a police officer.
- Of course, this is The Comeback, and so "success" is a relative word.
- Her son peeked out the window and told me his mother had left Havana for La Lisa to visit a dying relative.
- But I suppose, as he is my nearest relative, it is but natural he should be anxious about my health.
- This had been quite genuine, for the Professor had been fond of his relative, who had always been very good to him.
- The relative quantity of labor embodied in each object is the basis of its value.
- It is evident that an absolute increase of any variety may be accompanied by a relative decrease.
- An increase in actual number is an absolute increase; an increase in percentage only, a relative increase.