to a fairly large degree, especially in comparison to something else 相当程度上;相当地;相对地 relatively large/small/high/low 相对大/小/高/低 Lack of exercise is also a risk factor for heart disease but it's relatively small when compared with the others. 缺乏锻炼也是导致心脏病的一个因素。但和其他因素相比危险较小。 I found the test relatively easy. 我觉得这次测验比较容易。 These students had a relatively simple task. 这些学生的任务相对简单。 We had relatively few applications for the job. 申请我们这项工作的人相对较少。 I have relatively little to do this afternoon. 今天下午我没什么事情可做。 It all happened in a relatively short period of time. 这一切都发生在相对较短的时间内。 At the time, the internet was a relatively new phenomenon. 在当时,互联网是一个相对较新的现象。 He was charged with a relatively minor offence. 他被指控犯有相对较轻的罪行。 In the early 1960s divorce was still relatively rare. 20世纪60年代初,离婚仍相对罕见。
Extra ExamplesRelatively few were smokers. 吸烟者相对较少。 The area used to be fairly safe. It still is, relatively. 这个地区过去相当安全。相对而言,现在依然如此。 The data can be gathered relatively easily. 数据可以相对容易地收集。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryRelatively is used with these adjectives:- advanced
- anonymous
- autonomous
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