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单词 relevant
释义

relevant

[ rel-uh-vuhnt ]
/ ˈrɛl ə vənt /
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adjective

bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent: a relevant remark.

Origin of relevant

1550–60; <Medieval Latin relevant- (stem of relevāns), special use of Latin, present participle of relevāre to raise, lift up. See relieve, -ant

SYNONYMS FOR relevant

applicable, germane, apposite, appropriate, suitable, fitting.
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synonym study for relevant

See apt.

pronunciation note for relevant

See irrelevant.

OTHER WORDS FROM relevant

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Example sentences from the Web for relevant

  • And, relevantly, two winning campaigns for California initiatives.

    Putting Words in Gore Vidal’s Mouth—a Copywriter Recalls the 1982 Senate Campaign|Robert Chandler|August 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
  • "It won't matter about my friendship, I am three years younger than Margery," she said awkwardly and not too relevantly.

    Six Girls and the Tea Room|Marion Ames Taggart
  • A few questions addressed to him were answered coherently and relevantly.

    Studies in Forensic Psychiatry|Bernard Glueck

British Dictionary definitions for relevant

relevant
/ (ˈrɛlɪvənt) /

adjective

having direct bearing on the matter in hand; pertinent
linguistics another word for distinctive (def. 2)

Derived forms of relevant

relevance or relevancy, nounrelevantly, adverb

Word Origin for relevant

C16: 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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