单词 | relevant |
释义 | relevant[ rel-uh-vuhnt ] / ˈrɛl ə vənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR relevant ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivebearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent: a relevant remark. Origin of relevant1550–60; <Medieval Latin relevant- (stem of relevāns), special use of Latin, present participle of relevāre to raise, lift up. See relieve, -ant SYNONYMS FOR relevantapplicable, germane, apposite, appropriate, suitable, fitting. SEE SYNONYMS FOR relevant ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for relevantSee apt. pronunciation note for relevantSee irrelevant. OTHER WORDS FROM relevantDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for relevant
British Dictionary definitions for relevantrelevant / (ˈrɛlɪvənt) / adjectivehaving direct bearing on the matter in hand; pertinent linguistics another word for distinctive (def. 2) Derived forms of relevantrelevance or relevancy, nounrelevantly, adverbWord Origin for relevantC16: from Medieval Latin relevans, from Latin relevāre to lighten, from re- + levāre to raise, relieve Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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