relative, relation
这两个词都有“亲戚”的意思。它们的区别是：
1.根据血统或婚姻关系的远近来说,较近的亲戚用relation,较远的亲戚用relative。例如:
He had no relatives in California.他在加利福尼亚没有亲戚。
She has no relatives in town.她城里没有亲戚。
These are the gifts to friends and relatives.这些就是送给亲戚和朋友的礼物。
2.relation除表达抽象意思外,还表示特别亲密的关系, relative只含有单纯的亲戚意味。试比较：
He was on intimate relations with her.
他和她有亲密的交情。
My uncle is my nearest living relative.
我叔叔是我最近的亲人。
relative，relation
这两个名词均有“亲戚、亲属”之意。
relative普通用词，常可与relation换用，有时指一般的亲戚。
relation一般指因血统或婚烟关系形成的亲戚。
Relative poverty, however, did not prevent Martin from equipping himself with an excellent education.
然而，较为贫困的状况并没有阻止马丁让自己接受一流的教育。
——柯林斯例句
A distant relative is not as good as a near neighbour.
远亲不如近邻.
——《现代汉英综合大词典》
A stranger who is kind is a relative; an unkind relative is a stranger.
善良的陌生人是亲戚, 冷漠的亲戚是陌生人.
——《简明英汉词典》
An employer can demand written certification that the relative is really ill.
雇主可以要求出具书面证明，证实员工的亲人确实病了。
——柯林斯例句
He was his distant relative, as was everyone else on the island, come to think of it.
哦，对了，他是他的远亲，岛上的其他人也是。
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Then Dr Millington asked the caller if he was a relative of the patient.
后来米灵顿医生问那位打电话的人他是否是病人的亲属.
——《用法词典》
I have a distant relative in this small town.
在这个小镇上我有一个远亲.
——《现代汉英综合大词典》
He's a distant relative of the mayor.
他是市长的一个远亲。
——柯林斯例句
Eleanor enjoyed the relative informality of island life.
埃莉诺喜欢岛上相对轻松随意的生活。
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In the endless flow of absolute truth there are innumerable relative truths.
在绝对真理的长河中有无数相对真理.
——《现代汉英综合大词典》
The elderly relative had died of old age.
这位年事已高的亲戚得享天年。
——柯林斯例句
My uncle is my nearest relative.
叔叔是我最近的亲人.
《简明英汉词典》
Fitness is relative; one must always ask "Fit for what?"
“适合”是相对而言的；应该常常问一问“适合什么？”
——柯林斯例句
The fact that these scandals are now public is testament to the relative openness of America's government.
这些丑闻如今公之于众的事实说明了美国政府的相对透明。
——柯林斯例句
The pheasant is a close relative of the Guinea hen.
雉与珍珠鸡有很近的亲缘关系。
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These are the facts relative to the problem.
这些都是与这问题有关的事实.
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Relative to the size, the city is sparsely populated.
与其面积相比, 这个城市的人口是稀少的.
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All things are relative.
一切事物都是相比较而存在的.
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The weak dollar means American goods are relative bargains for foreigners.
美元疲软意味着美国的产品对外国人来说相对便宜。
柯林斯例句
the relative simplicity of the new PC
新型个人电脑的相对简易
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
Motion is absolute while stagnation is relative.
运动是绝对的,而静止是相对的.
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For holidays, I prefer the relative seclusion of the countryside.
度假的时候, 我较喜欢乡间相对的幽静.
《简明英汉词典》
Economic reform has brought relative wealth to peasant farmers.
经济改革给农民带来了相对的财富。
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A relative calm reigned over the city.
城市相对平静了一些。
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Truth is relative.
真理是相对的。
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I reflected on the relative importance of education in 50 countries.
我思考了50个国家相对而言对教育的重视程度。
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Japanese interest rates rose relative to America's.
日本利率随美国利率上浮。
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The person can transfer from wheelchair to seat with relative ease.
那个人可以比较轻松地从轮椅上移到座位上。
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Ian was her only living relative.
伊恩是她唯一还在世的亲戚。
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Get a relative to look after the children.
找一个亲戚来照看孩子。
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