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relative

[ˈɹɛl.ə.tʰɪv]

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noun

亲戚, 家人

Someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption.

Examples :

"Why do my relatives always talk about sex?"

为什么我的亲戚们总是谈论性方面的话题？

family person essential

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noun

关系形容词

A type of adjective that inflects like a relative clause, rather than a true adjective, in certain Bantu languages.

Examples :

"The linguist studied the relative used in the Swahili sentence, noticing how it modified the noun, much like a relative clause would in English. "

这位语言学家研究了斯瓦希里语句子中使用的关系形容词，注意到它修饰名词的方式很像英语中的关系从句。

language grammar linguistics essential

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adjective

相关的，比较而言的

Connected to or depending on something else; comparative.

Examples :

"My math grade is good, but my science grade is relatively low. "

我的数学成绩很好，但是相比之下，我的科学成绩就比较低了。

aspect philosophy science essential

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adjective

相对的，关联的

(of a URL, URI, path, or similar) Expressed in relation to another item, rather than in complete form.

Examples :

"The relative URL /images/pic.jpg, when evaluated in the context of http://example.com/docs/pic.html, corresponds to the absolute URL http://example.com/images/pic.jpg."

相对网址 /images/pic.jpg，在 http://example.com/docs/pic.html 这个网页的语境下，对应的绝对网址是 http://example.com/images/pic.jpg。

computing internet technology technical essential

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adjective

关系的，相关的

(grammar) That relates to an antecedent.

Examples :

"The pronoun "his" in the sentence "My brother said his car was old" is a relative pronoun, referring to the antecedent "brother". "

在句子“我哥哥说他的车很旧”中，“他的”这个代词是关系代词，它和先行词“哥哥”相关联。

grammar linguistics essential

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adjective

关系小调，关系大小调。

Having the same key but differing in being major or minor.

Examples :

"The minor key version of the school song is a relative to the major key version. "

学校校歌的小调版本是它大调版本的关系小调。

music essential

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adjective

相关的，有关的

Relevant; pertinent; related.

Examples :

"relative to your earlier point about taxes, ..."

针对你之前关于税收的观点，...

aspect philosophy science essential

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adjective

相对的，有条件的

Capable to be changed by other beings or circumstance; conditional.

Examples :

"My success in the school play was relative to how much time I practiced. "

我在学校戏剧中的成功是相对的，取决于我练习了多少时间。

philosophy condition essential