单词 | relatively |
释义 | relatively (once / 390 pages) adv Use relatively when you want to make a statement about something compared to something else. After a zero degree day, 30 degrees might feel relatively warm. This adverb has to do with how things stack up next to each other. Relatively speaking, you could say you're tall if you're around very short people, even if you're just five five. Fat free ice cream is relatively healthy compared to other desserts, but it's still ice cream. If you've been sick for a week and you feel relatively better, you're feeling just a little better. This word only makes sense when you're comparing one thing to another. WORD FAMILYrelative: relatively, relatives, relativise, relativism, relativity, relativize+/interrelate: interrelated, interrelating, interrelation/interrelated: interrelatedness/interrelation: interrelations, interrelationship/interrelationship: interrelationships/relate: interrelate, related, relates, relating, relation, relative/related: relatedly, relatedness, unrelated/relation: relational, relations, relationship/relational: relationally/relationship: relationships/relativistic: relativistically/relativity: relativistic, relativities/relativize: relativizes/unrelated: unrelatedly, unrelatedness USAGE EXAMPLESIn Louisiana, there was also relatively serious damage in the southwestern parishes of Beauregard and Allen, including the town of Reeves. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Sharfstein said statewide efforts also lowered Maryland’s relatively high infant mortality rate. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) What is surprising is that relatively large drops in RMR are quite common among individuals who lose body fat through diet or exercise. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) adv in a relative manner; by comparison to something else the situation is relatively calm now Syn comparatively |
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