relative
gb/ɹˈɛlɪtɪv/ us/ɹˈɛlɪtɪv/
A2
英语
~ 2700
义项
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名词
A2
entity
1
family member by blood or marriage
A person in your family, such as a brother, aunt, cousin, or in-law.
用法模式：
[someone]'s relative
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'relative' with 'relation'—both can mean family member, but 'relative' is more common in everyday conversation.
近义词
family member (Neutral, commonly used term for someone in the same family.)
|
kin (Slightly formal or old-fashioned way to refer to family members.)
反义词
stranger (Refers to someone with no family connection.)
搭配
close relative
|distant relative
|blood relative
|immediate relative
|living relative
主题
family
|relationships
|daily life
|daily_life
例句
- All of my relatives came to the wedding.
- She has no living relatives in this country.
- A close relative can visit you in the hospital.
- He sent money to his relatives overseas.
- The police contacted the victim's nearest relative.
学习者例句
- My relatives live in Canada.
- I have many relatives in my hometown.
- Her relatives are very kind to me.
- We visited our relatives last summer.
adjective
B2
property
2
measured in comparison to something
Describing something by comparing it with another thing, not on its own.
用法模式：
relative [amount/importance/speed/etc.]
常见错误：
Learners may mistakenly use 'relative' as a noun when they mean 'comparative' as an adjective.
近义词
comparative (More formal term often used in academic or technical contexts.)
反义词
absolute (Means not dependent on or compared with anything else.)
搭配
relative importance
|relative speed
|relative value
|relative safety
主题
measurement
|comparison
|core_vocabulary
例句
- The relative cost of living is lower here than in the city.
- Her success is impressive, but it's relative to her starting point.
- They discussed the relative merits of each plan.
- In relative terms, the project was a success.
学习者例句
- The room is big, but this is relative to my small apartment.
- Her English is good, but this is relative to other students in the class.
- The price is high, but this is relative to the quality.
名词
technical
B1
entity
3
word introducing a relative clause
In grammar, a word like 'who', 'which', or 'that' used to join a clause to a noun.
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'relative' as a grammar term with its meaning as a family member.
近义词
relative pronoun (More specific term for this grammatical function.)
搭配
relative pronoun
|relative clause
主题
language
|grammar
|education
|communication
例句
- In the sentence 'The man who called is my uncle,' 'who' is a relative.
- Relative clauses add extra information about a noun.
- 'Which' and 'that' are common relatives in English grammar.
学习者例句
- 'Who' is a relative in this sentence.
- We use relatives like 'which' and 'that' to add information.
- A relative connects two parts of a sentence.
语法
词典原形
relative
IPA
GB/ɹˈɛlɪtɪv/
US/ɹˈɛlɪtɪv/
音节与重音
re - l - at - ive （4 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (re)
词形变化
Adjective
- Base: relative
Noun
- Base: relative
- Plural: relatives
词族
Forms
relatives
noun
Core family
Related words
relatively
adverb B1
Negative and opposite forms
unrelated
adjective B2
Advanced or less common
relational
adjective
相关表达
close relative
1/klˈoʊs ɹˈɛlɪtɪv/
fixed phrase
family member closely related
A family member who is directly related to you, such as a parent, sibling, or child.
例句
- Only a close relative can visit patients outside of visiting hours.
- She listed her husband as her close relative on the form.
nearest relative
1/nˈɪɹɪst ɹˈɛlɪtɪv/
fixed phrase
closest living family member
Your closest living family member, like your spouse, parent, or child.
例句
- The police contacted the man's nearest relative after the accident.
- You must name your nearest relative on this form.
distant relative
1/dˈɪstənt ɹˈɛlɪtɪv/
fixed phrase
Family member not closely related
A person in your family, but not closely related to you.
例句
- I met a distant relative at the reunion who I had never seen before.
- She met a distant relative at the wedding who she had never seen before.
- He's some kind of distant relative on my father's side.
- He's a distant relative of mine — our great-grandparents were siblings.