LAST UPDATED: 22/11/2021
Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries Word of the Day
12 October 2021
relatively /ˈrelətɪvli/
adverb
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
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.
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.
It all happened in a relatively short period of time.
At the time, the internet was a relatively new phenomenon.
He was charged with a relatively minor offence.
In the early 1960s divorce was still relatively rare.
Extra Examples
Relatively few were smokers.
The area used to be fairly safe. It still is, relatively.
The data can be gathered relatively easily.
Idioms
relatively speaking
used when you are comparing something with all similar things
（和所有类似事物比较）相对而言
Relatively speaking, these jobs provide good salaries.
相对来说，这些工作报酬都不低。
The colleges had become, relatively speaking, short of funds.