relative
🇺🇸
/ˈrelətɪv/
🇬🇧
/ˈrelətɪv/
adjective
B1
compared to something else
The relative speed of the two cars was different.
两辆车的相对速度不同。
B1
connecting to an earlier word or phrase
The relative pronoun 'who' refers back to the subject.
关系代词'who'指代主语。
B2
existing only when compared
They enjoyed relative peace after the conflict.
冲突之后，他们享受了相对的和平。
noun
B1
a family member
She visited her relative during the holidays.
假期期间，她拜访了她的亲戚。
B1
something in the same group
The whale is a relative of the dolphin.
鲸鱼是海豚的近亲。
translation
相对的, 相关的
亲戚, 同类事物
词形变化
Plural
relatives