relative的用法
adj.
1 相比较而言的 比较的 The relative merits of the two plans.
2 relative to something 相对的 相关联的 the position of the sun relative to the earth
3 只用在名词前 相比之下存在的 They now live in relative comfort(= Compared with how they lived before.)
在口语中 It's all relative though, isn't it? We never had any money when I was a kid and $500 was a fortune to us. 不过,一切都是相对的,是不是?我小的时候,我们根本没有钱,500块对于我们来说就是很大的一笔财富了。
4 relative to something 关于……的 the facts relative to the case
5 指代前面的名词、句子或者句子的一部分 In 'the man who came', 'who' is a relative pronoun and 'who came' is a relative clause. 在the man who came中,who是关系代词,而who came 是关系从句。
n.
1 亲戚 亲属
2 同类事物