relative
US /ˈrɛlətɪv/
・UK /ˈrelətɪv/
A2 初級英檢初級
adj.形容詞相比較而言的
Stacy was short relative to the rest of her family members
n. (c.)可數名詞家族成員
My aunt is my relative, so is my brother
adj.形容詞關係詞的
The word 'whom' is a relative pronoun
n. (c.)可數名詞親屬
Marine biologists say that dolphins are a close relative of other creatures
adj.形容詞相對的 (物理學)
The relative velocity of the two objects is important.
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賽車史上最偉大的F1創新！ (The Greatest Innovations In Formula One)
- This low-pressure air relative to the high-pressure air flowing over the car caused a huge increase in downforce, with only a marginal increase in drag, making the car stick to the road in corners and reach incredible speeds on the straights.
相對於流經車輛上方的空氣，這種低壓空氣導致下壓力大幅增加，而阻力僅略微增加，使車輛在彎道中緊貼路面，並在直線賽道上達到驚人的速度。
- This low pressure air relative to the high pressure air flowing over the car caused a
你也說錯了嗎？5 個英語學習者最常犯的錯誤（Are YOU Saying it WRONG? 5 Highly Common Mistakes in English）
- The best choice is "that." "I saw everything that happened." Now, after words like "everything," "anything," "nothing," and "all," we tend to use the relative pronoun "that" to introduce defining relative clauses.
最佳選擇是「that」。「我看到發生的一切。」現在，在「everything」、「anything」、「nothing」和「all」等詞之後，我們傾向於使用關係代名詞「that」來引入限定關係子句。
- For example, "Is there anything that I can do to help?" Or "There's nothing that we can do now." Or "They are all that matters." In speech, we can leave out "that" if it's the object of the relative clause.
你能修正這句話嗎？
【國際議題】戰爭一觸即發？北韓與南韓的關係為何突然惡化？ (Why relations between North Korea and South Korea are worsening | DW News)
- After several years of relative stability between the Koreas, Seoul has recently upset
經過幾年朝韓之間的相對穩定後，首爾最近打破了這一局面。
- After several years of relative stability between the Koreas, Seoul has recently upset Pyongyang by deepening its military ties with the US, North Korea's sworn enemy.
這很重要，因為我們就在朝鮮半島。我們必須知道如何與韓國同行合作。如果發生了嚴重的事情，我們可以很好地合作。
離婚：為何越來越少人離婚？- 全球故事 podcast，BBC 世界服務 (Divorce: Why are fewer marriages ending? - The Global Story podcast, BBC World Service)
- So now we're seeing mostly educated people getting married relative to people who have less education, and those people tend to stay married, right?
年長時結婚的人更有可能保持婚姻關係。
- So now we're seeing mostly educated people getting married relative to people who are less education and those people tend to stay married.
是以，相對於教育程度較低的人，我們現在看到大多數受過教育的人都結婚了，而且這些人傾向於保持婚姻關係。
關於現代愛情的問題 (The Problem With Modern Love)
- essentially, that declines a little bit over time." A study done at Michigan State University by psychologist Richard Lucas has also shown that married couples adapt to their relationship circumstances in return to their relative baseline of well-being.
心理學家理查德-斯萊徹（Richard Slatcher）在談到婚姻狀況對幸福感的長期影響時說："夫妻最終仍會保持比開始時更幸福的狀態，但從本質上講，這種幸福感會隨著時間的推移而略有下降。
- but essentially, that declines a little bit over time." A study done at Michigan State University by psychologist Richard Lucas has also shown that married couples adapt to their relationship circumstances in return to their relative baseline of well-being.
心理學家理查德-斯萊徹（Richard Slatcher）在談到婚姻狀況對幸福感的長期影響時說："夫妻最終仍會保持比開始時更幸福的狀態，但從本質上講，這種幸福感會隨著時間的推移而略有下降。
哈利梅根專訪 BBC 新聞回顧！ (Harry and Meghan interview: BBC News Review)
- Yeah, and the degree to which this news is shocking is, of course, relative.
但它也常被用作名詞，並與 "投下一顆炸彈 "的說法相配合。
- Yeah, and the degree to which this news is shocking is, of course, relative.
如果你 "扔出一個炸彈"，你給出的是非常重要的、意想不到的消息。
話題製造機馬斯克的「星鏈」引發衛星太空競賽 (How Elon Musk's Starlink Launched a Satellite Space Race)
- But this speed and relative success has raised eyebrows. Concerned ones in government. And excited ones in the boardrooms of potential rivals.
但這種速度和相對成功引起了人們的關注。政府中的擔憂。而在潛在競爭對手的會議室裡，他們也興奮不已。
- But this speed and relative success has raised eyebrows—concerned ones in government and excited ones in the boardrooms of potential rivals.
Starlink 的故事是一個快速創新的故事。它本質上是一家公司，試圖用全新的理念和雄心勃勃的新模式來提供互聯網覆蓋，從而顛覆有些固步自封的市場。