relative

adjective

OPAL W

/ˈrelətɪv/

Idioms

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considered and judged by being compared with something else
- You must consider the relative merits of the two plans.
- We need to assess the relative importance of each of these factors.
- We need to assess the relative strengths and weaknesses of each system.
(grammar) referring to an earlier noun, sentence or part of a sentence
- In ‘the man who came’, ‘who’ is a relative pronoun and ‘who came’ is a relative clause.
Topics Languageb1
[only before noun] that exists or that has a particular quality only when compared with something else synonym comparative
- They now live in relative comfort (= compared with how they lived before).
- We won the game with relative ease.
- Given the failure of the previous plan, this turned out to be a relative success.
- 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.
compare absolute

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French relatif, -ive, from late Latin relativus ‘having reference or relation’, from the verb referre ‘carry back’, from re- ‘back’ + ferre ‘bring’.

Idioms

relative to somebody/something

in comparison with somebody/something else; in relation to somebody/something
- the position of the sun relative to the earth
- The movements of the continents relative to each other can be measured.
- The company employs too many people relative to the size of its business.
having a connection with somebody/something; concerning somebody/something
- He may have information relative to the case.

relative

noun

OPAL W

/ˈrelətɪv/

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a person who is in the same family as somebody else synonym relation
- a close/distant relative
- her friends and relatives
- He was visiting relatives in Scotland.
Extra Examples
- He greeted me like a long-lost relative.
- I have no parents or close relatives.
- She's caring for an elderly relative.
- The deceased's immediate relatives will inherit her estate.
- The names of the victims are being withheld until the relatives have been informed.
- The police are trying to find the relatives of the deceased.
- The succession passed to the nearest surviving relative.
- an intimate reception for close friends and relatives
- an organization that helps people who have lost relatives (= whose relatives have died)
- people who care for a sick or disabled relative
- the increase in dependent elderly relatives
- I have close relatives.
- If you die without a will, only blood relatives are entitled to inherit your property.
Topics Family and relationshipsb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- close
- near
- distant
- …
verb + relative
- have
- lose
- care for
- …
phrases
- friends and relatives
- friends or relatives
- a relative by marriage
- …
See full entry
a thing that belongs to the same group as something else
- The ibex is a distant relative of the mountain goat.
- He believes that interior design is the poor relative of architecture.

单词	relative
释义	relative adjective OPAL W /ˈrelətɪv/ /ˈrelətɪv/ Idioms jump to other results considered and judged by being compared with something else You must consider the relative merits of the two plans. We need to assess the relative importance of each of these factors. We need to assess the relative strengths and weaknesses of each system. (grammar) referring to an earlier noun, sentence or part of a sentence In ‘the man who came’, ‘who’ is a relative pronoun and ‘who came’ is a relative clause. Topics Languageb1 [only before noun] that exists or that has a particular quality only when compared with something else synonym comparative They now live in relative comfort (= compared with how they lived before). We won the game with relative ease. Given the failure of the previous plan, this turned out to be a relative success. 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. compare absolute Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French relatif, -ive, from late Latin relativus ‘having reference or relation’, from the verb referre ‘carry back’, from re- ‘back’ + ferre ‘bring’. Idioms relative to somebody/something in comparison with somebody/something else; in relation to somebody/something the position of the sun relative to the earth The movements of the continents relative to each other can be measured. The company employs too many people relative to the size of its business. having a connection with somebody/something; concerning somebody/something He may have information relative to the case. relative noun OPAL W /ˈrelətɪv/ /ˈrelətɪv/ jump to other results a person who is in the same family as somebody else synonym relation a close/distant relative her friends and relatives He was visiting relatives in Scotland. Extra Examples He greeted me like a long-lost relative. I have no parents or close relatives. She's caring for an elderly relative. The deceased's immediate relatives will inherit her estate. The names of the victims are being withheld until the relatives have been informed. The police are trying to find the relatives of the deceased. The succession passed to the nearest surviving relative. an intimate reception for close friends and relatives an organization that helps people who have lost relatives (= whose relatives have died) people who care for a sick or disabled relative the increase in dependent elderly relatives I have close relatives. If you die without a will, only blood relatives are entitled to inherit your property. Topics Family and relationshipsb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective close near distant … verb + relative have lose care for … phrases friends and relatives friends or relatives a relative by marriage … See full entry a thing that belongs to the same group as something else The ibex is a distant relative of the mountain goat. He believes that interior design is the poor relative of architecture. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French relatif, -ive, from late Latin relativus ‘having reference or relation’, from the verb referre ‘carry back’, from re- ‘back’ + ferre ‘bring’.
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