relative1/ˋrɛlətIv; ˈrelətIv/n [C] your relatives are the other members of your family [ relation ] 亲属﹔亲戚: He's staying with relatives. 他和亲戚在一起。an elderly relative 老年亲戚close/distant relative She has no close relatives. 她没有近亲。THESAURUS 同类词parents 家长﹐父母father/mother 父亲/母亲dad/daddy informal 【非正式】爸爸 /mum/mummy BrE informal 【英,非正式】妈妈/mom/mommy AmE informal 【美,非正式】妈妈brother/sister 兄弟/姐妹grandparents (外)祖父母grandfather/grandmother (外)祖父/(外)祖母grandpa/grandma informal 【非正式】爷爷﹐外公/奶奶﹐外婆great-grandparents 曾(外)祖父母uncle/aunt 叔叔﹐伯伯﹐舅舅﹐姨父﹐姑父/阿姨﹐姨妈﹐婶婶﹐伯母﹐舅妈nephew/niece 侄子﹐外甥/侄女﹐外甥女cousin 堂兄[弟﹐姐﹐妹]﹔表兄[弟﹐姐﹐妹]
relative2adj 1 having a particular quality when compared with similar things 比较的﹐相对的: a period of relative peace 一段相对和平的时期2 relative to sthformal compared with something else【正式】与某事物相比较