| 单词 | relative |
| 释义 | Word Frequency relative(ˈrɛlətɪv) adjective 1. having meaning or significance only in relation to something else; not absolute a relative value 2. (prenominal) (of a scientific quantity) being measured or stated relative to some other substance or measurement relative humidity relative density Compare absolute (sense 10)3. (prenominal) comparative or respective the relative qualities of speed and accuracy 4. (postpositive; foll by to) in proportion (to); corresponding (to) earnings relative to production 5. having reference (to); pertinent (to) matters not relative to the topic under discussion 6. grammar denoting or belonging to a class of words that function as subordinating conjunctions in introducing relative clauses. In English, relative pronouns and determiners include who, which, and that Compare demonstrative (sense 5), interrogative (sense 3)7. grammar denoting or relating to a clause (relative clause) that modifies a noun or pronoun occurring earlier in the sentence 8. (of a musical key or scale) having the same key signature as another key or scale C major is the relative major of A minor noun 9. a person who is related by blood or marriage; relation 10. a relative pronoun, clause, or grammatical construction Derived forms relativeness (ˈrelativeness) noun Word origin C16: from Late Latin relātīvus referring |
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