Relatives Meaning in English
word · lemma: relative
/ˈɹɛɫətɪvz/
REL-uh-tivz
/ɹˈɛlətˌɪvz/
REL-uh-tivz
释义
People in your family, such as your parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, or grandparents. It usually means family members connected by blood or marriage.
用法与细微差别
Often used in the plural: 'my relatives'. It is broader and slightly less personal than 'family' and can include extended family. In everyday speech, people often say 'family' more often, while 'relatives' is common when you want to be specific or a bit formal.
Spanish: parientes - familiaresPortuguese (BR): parentes - familiaresPortuguese (PT): parentes - familiaresChinese (Simplified): 亲戚 - 亲属Chinese (Traditional): 親戚 - 親屬Hindi: रिश्तेदार - संबंधीArabic: أقارب - أفراد العائلةBengali: আত্মীয়স্বজনRussian: родственникиJapanese: 親戚Vietnamese: họ hàngKorean: 친척Turkish: akrabaUrdu: رشتہ دارIndonesian: kerabat
例句
To be honest, I'm not very close to those relatives.
natural
My relatives live in another city.
basic
We visited our relatives last weekend.
basic
She has many relatives in Brazil.
basic
A bunch of relatives are coming over for dinner tonight.
natural
I only see some of my relatives during the holidays.
natural