relative n．[C]亲戚，亲属；adj.相对的

　　 [归纳拓展]

　　(1)relatively adv.相当程度上；相对地

　　(2)relate v．联系；讲述

　　(3)related adj.有联系的

　　(4)relation n．关系，联系；亲戚

　　(5)relationship n．关系，联系；血缘关系

　　(1)My uncle is my nearest relative.

　　我的叔父是我最近的亲人。

　　(2)After his money troubles，he's now living in relative comfort.

　　渡过经济困难之后，他现在过着比较舒适的生活。

　　(3)The teacher has a very good relationship with her students.这位老师和学生们关系很好。

　　[易混辨析]　relative/relation/relationship

　　(1)relative亲戚，亲人。

　　(2)relation亲属，包括父母、子女，不仅有血缘关系，而且有法律关系。

　　(3)relationship指人时，常暗含一种带有强烈感情色彩的紧密关系。

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　　用relative，relation或relationship的正确形式填空

　　(1)He was a person of wide social relationships.

　　(2)No one cares about distant relatives nowadays.

　　(3)My immediate relations are my parents.

(4)All his poor relations/relatives came to spend their holidays at his home.