英语词汇“respective”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

When two people each have something of their own, it's their respective thing. In a boxing match, the opponents each start in their respective or individual corners.

Respective comes from the Latin respectivus meaning "having regard for." Everyone has regard for what's respectively theirs. We have respective opinions, respective responsibilities, respective anxieties. It's basically another word for individual. Each of a set of twins probably has his respective bed, even though they might share a bedroom together.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

respectfully / respectively

If you kiss the mob boss's ring, do it respectfully, or full of respect and admiration. But respectively means "in the order given," so if you have to kiss up to the rest of the mob, make sure to shake hands and high five Jimmy Rags and Tommy Two Face, respectively because Jimmy prefers a handshake, but Tommy loves a good high five.

To show respect is to show how you admire something or someone, to show deference or obedience. Therefore, when you do something respectfully, you're being polite because you do it full of respect:

Mr. Ruck listened, as he always listened, respectfully. (Henry James)

"So tonight, we are respectfully asking the candidates to try to put aside the talking points," he says. (Time)

The servants bowed respectfully, and retired in silence. (Bernhard Severin Ingemann)

Respectively, on the other hand, means in a manner that treats several things individually, one by one, in a sequence. It's a way to keep lists parallel, and it rescues sentences from extra words:

By comparison, Mitalas said fellow Metro League schools Seattle Prep and Lakeside had 70 and 40 turn out, respectively. (Seattle Times)

That's easier to say than "Seattle Prep had a turn out of 70 and Lakeside had a turn out of 40." Same goes for this quote from an obituary of actor Cliff Robertson:

His TV performances in "Days of Wine and Roses" and "The Hustler," for example, were filmed with Jack Lemmon and Paul Newman, respectively. (Washington Post)

Sign your emails "respectfully yours" if you're full of respect for the person you're writing to, and save respectively for singling things out. The grammar mob appreciates your attention to these details.

WORD FAMILY

respective: irrespective, respectively

USAGE EXAMPLES

If there are no respective commitments between the parties, stop calling it “his agreement.”

Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017)

The announcement follows a pledge by Xi and President Obama in September 2015 to end the domestic trade in ivory in their respective countries.

Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016)

And both Israel and the PLO referenced Resolution 181 in their respective declarations of independence.

Time(Dec 28, 2016)

adj considered individually

the respective club members

Syn

several, various
individual, single

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

单词	respective
释义	respective (once / 246 pages) adj When two people each have something of their own, it's their respective thing. In a boxing match, the opponents each start in their respective or individual corners. Respective comes from the Latin respectivus meaning "having regard for." Everyone has regard for what's respectively theirs. We have respective opinions, respective responsibilities, respective anxieties. It's basically another word for individual. Each of a set of twins probably has his respective bed, even though they might share a bedroom together. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS respectfully / respectively If you kiss the mob boss's ring, do it respectfully, or full of respect and admiration. But respectively means "in the order given," so if you have to kiss up to the rest of the mob, make sure to shake hands and high five Jimmy Rags and Tommy Two Face, respectively because Jimmy prefers a handshake, but Tommy loves a good high five. To show respect is to show how you admire something or someone, to show deference or obedience. Therefore, when you do something respectfully, you're being polite because you do it full of respect: Mr. Ruck listened, as he always listened, respectfully. (Henry James) "So tonight, we are respectfully asking the candidates to try to put aside the talking points," he says. (Time) The servants bowed respectfully, and retired in silence. (Bernhard Severin Ingemann) Respectively, on the other hand, means in a manner that treats several things individually, one by one, in a sequence. It's a way to keep lists parallel, and it rescues sentences from extra words: By comparison, Mitalas said fellow Metro League schools Seattle Prep and Lakeside had 70 and 40 turn out, respectively. (Seattle Times) That's easier to say than "Seattle Prep had a turn out of 70 and Lakeside had a turn out of 40." Same goes for this quote from an obituary of actor Cliff Robertson: His TV performances in "Days of Wine and Roses" and "The Hustler," for example, were filmed with Jack Lemmon and Paul Newman, respectively. (Washington Post) Sign your emails "respectfully yours" if you're full of respect for the person you're writing to, and save respectively for singling things out. The grammar mob appreciates your attention to these details. WORD FAMILY respective: irrespective, respectively USAGE EXAMPLES If there are no respective commitments between the parties, stop calling it “his agreement.” Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) The announcement follows a pledge by Xi and President Obama in September 2015 to end the domestic trade in ivory in their respective countries. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) And both Israel and the PLO referenced Resolution 181 in their respective declarations of independence. Time(Dec 28, 2016) adj considered individually the respective club members Syn several, various individual, single being or characteristic of a single thing or person
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