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单词 relevance
释义

relevance

noun

rel·​e·​vance ˈre-lə-vən(t)s How to pronounce relevance (audio)
1
a
: relation to the matter at hand
b
: practical and especially social applicability : pertinence
giving relevance to college courses
2
: the ability (as of an information retrieval system) to retrieve material that satisfies the needs of the user

Synonyms

  • applicability
  • bearing
  • connection
  • materiality
  • pertinence
  • relevancy
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Example Sentences

I appreciate that you did the dishes tonight, but that has no relevance to my enforcement of the punishment you got earlier this week.
Recent Examples on the Web The Hulu series obviously hasn’t lost any of its relevance, and indeed, some of its themes resonate in a more pointed manner. Brian Lowry, CNN, 14 Sep. 2022 But the sci fi workplace drama from creator/writer Dan Erickson and director/executive producer Ben Stiller wowed us not only for its cultural relevance, but also for its compelling premise and A-list cast. Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 12 Sep. 2022 The king and his advisers need to redefine the monarchy to renew its relevance: The spate of Commonwealth countries becoming republics is a sign that loyal subjects elsewhere are already rethinking the modern monarchy. Gerard Baker, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2022 Shorn of that empire in the previous and over the following decades, the U.K. increasingly came to rely on the queen’s emblematic status for its international relevance. Alexander Smith, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2022 Santa Cruz del Norte, Cuba — perhaps one of Monroe’s movies played on a television screen that a young Ana Celia de Armas Caso glimpsed without yet registering her relevance. Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022 Regarded by some of his colleagues as a turgid, finger-wagging figure of limited charisma, Zawahiri saw his relevance in the firmament of global Islamist radicalism fade during the past decade. Steve Coll, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2022 The Syrian native’s recent work takes the Arabic versions of the three title words — chosen for their relevance to calligraphy, but also to politics — and then spins, swoops and fragments them into abstract compositions. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 29 July 2022 Even Loewe and Prada offer logofied versions of the basic style, proving all the more their relevance now. Madeline Fass, Vogue, 28 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

relevance

noun

rel·​e·​vance ˈre-lə-vəns How to pronounce relevance (audio)
: relation to the matter at hand Your comments lack relevance.

Legal Definition

relevance

noun

rel·​e·​vance ˈre-lə-vəns How to pronounce relevance (audio)
: the quality or state of being relevant : relation to the matter at hand
ruled on the relevance of the testimony
relevance in discovery has been broadly interpreted

relevance

noun

as in relevancy
the fact or state of being pertinent I appreciate that you did the dishes tonight, but that has no relevance to my enforcement of the punishment you got earlier this week

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • relevancy
  • significance
  • applicability
  • bearing
  • pertinence
  • connection
  • importance
  • materiality
  • appropriateness
  • suitability
  • usefulness
  • aptness
  • fitness
  • rightness
  • suitableness
  • seemliness
  • appositeness
  • fittingness
  • felicitousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • irrelevance
  • irrelevancy
  • inapplicability
  • insignificance
  • unsuitability
  • unfitness
  • inappropriateness
  • infelicity
  • extraneousness
  • meaninglessness
  • uselessness
  • pointlessness
  • inaptness
  • inappositeness
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