【relative音标】 英[ˈrelətɪv] 美[ˈrelətɪv]
【单词释义】 relative是什么意思：
adj.相对的；相关的；相互有关的；比较而言的
n.亲属，亲戚；相关物；亲缘植物（或动物）；[语法学]关系词
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[单词复数] relatives
【关联词/派生词】
relativity n.[U]相对论；相关性；相对性
relatively adv.相当地；相对地
【relative形近词/近似词】
cumulative adj.累计的；累积的；积累的；渐增的
【单词例句】
◇ He invited not only his relatives, friends, and acquaintances, but also the wise women so that they would be kindly disposed toward the child.
他不仅邀请了他的亲戚、朋友和外宾，而且邀来了几乎所有的女巫师，让她们为他的女儿送来善良美好的祝愿。
---- Little Brier-Rose
◇ He set up the Black Youth League and was voted to be the leader. However, though he kept peaceful principles without violence and terror, his mean enemies still blew up his house and attacked his relatives, and he himself couldn’t escape being sentenced to 30 years in prison.
他建立了黑人青年团并被选为领袖。然而，尽管他坚持没有暴力、没有恐怖的和平原则，卑鄙的敌人还是炸毁了他的家、袭击了他的亲属，他自己也无法逃脱被判30年徒刑的遭遇。
---- The Great President
◇ Every family has its quirks and kooky relatives that join in on holiday celebrations. Give your partner an idea of who will be there and the protocol for their behavior, and highlight relatives that you think they'd get along with.
每个家庭的节日庆祝活动都会有几个古怪的亲戚来参加。让你的伴侣知道哪些亲戚会来，他们的言行举止大概是什么样子，并重点介绍几位你觉得能和伴侣合得来的亲戚。
---- How to introduce your partner to your family
◇ In 2007, University of Florida zoologist Kent Vliet actually proved that the animals do sob while snacking. But because crocodiles eat while in the water—making a study of their meal-time tears difficult—he studied their close relatives, caimans and alligators, who might dine on dry land.
2007年，佛罗里达大学的动物学家肯特·弗利特证明了动物在进食的时候确实会哭泣。但因为鳄鱼是在水中进食的，研究它们进食期间是否会落泪比较困难，所以弗利特就研究了鳄鱼的近亲凯门鳄和短吻鳄，它们会在旱地上进食。