belonging or relating separately to each of the people or things already mentioned 分别的;各自的 They are each recognized specialists in their respective fields. 他们在各自的领域都被视为专家。 the respective roles of men and women in society 男女在社会中各自的角色
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘relative, comparative’): from medieval Latin respectivus, from respect- ‘regarded, considered’, from the verb respicere ‘look back at, regard’, from re- ‘back’ + specere ‘look at’, reinforced by French respectif, -ive.