relative
/ˈrɛlətɪv/KK
/ˈɹɛlətɪv/IPA
rɛ·lə·tɪv
變化形
複數
relatives
1.
親戚；親屬
極常用
與某人有家庭或血緣關係的人
用法：通常是可數名詞。指某人的親戚時，常用所有格或搭配介系詞，例如「我的親戚」或「與某人有親戚關係」。
a close relative
a distant relative
a family relative
visit relatives
a relative of mine
We are visiting our relatives during the holiday.
我們假期要去拜訪親戚。
常見錯誤
I have many relative in Taiwan.
I have many relatives in Taiwan.
She is my relative.
She is a relative of mine.
I visited my relative on Chinese New Year.
I visited my relatives during Lunar New Year.
相關字詞
family member 近義
relative 同源詞
relation 易混淆
學習提示
・「relative」通常指親戚或親屬；若只想表達「家人」，「family member」的範圍可能更廣。
・不要把「relative」和「relation」完全視為相同；日常美式英語中，指親戚時「relative」更常見。