relatively

adv.

1. 相当程度上；相当地；相对地
   to a fairly large degree, especially in comparison to sth else
   1. I found the test relatively easy.
      我觉得这次测试比较容易。
   2. We had relatively few applications for the job.
      申请我们这项工作的人相对较少。
   3. 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，这种危险较小。

1. ADV 相对而言;比较起来;某种程度上
   Relatively means to a certain degree, especially when compared with other things of the same kind.
   1. The sums needed are relatively small...
      需要的金额相对较小。
   2. I like to think I'm relatively easy to get along with.
      我愿意认为自己相对比较容易相处。

1. This basic utilitarian model gives a relatively unsophisticated account of human behaviour
   这个实用的基础模型较为简略地解释了人类的行为。
2. The accused men have been given relatively light sentences.
   被控告的这些男子受到相对较轻的判决。
3. This plunge came in a time of relatively benign economic conditions.
   这次大跌出现在相对良好的经济环境下。
4. Changes in temperature occur slowly and are constrained within relatively tight bounds.
   温度变化缓慢，而且局限在相对较小的范围内。
5. The city of Sarajevo appears relatively calm today.
   萨拉热窝城今天显得相对平静些。
6. The country has relatively few cinemas.
   相对来讲，这个国家几乎没有几家电影院。
7. Jobs in manufacturing are relatively scarce but I keep my ear to the ground.
   制造业的就业机会相对很少，但是我时刻留意着信息。
8. This region which had been relatively calm erupted in violence again this spring.
   已经相对平静的这个地区今年春天再次爆发暴力事件。
9. It's a fallacy that the affluent give relatively more to charity than the less prosperous
   富人比穷人对慈善事业的捐助更多些；这种观点是一种谬见。
10. As a group, today's old people are still relatively deprived.
    整体而言，当今的老年人依然相对贫困。
11. Russia is ethnically relatively homogeneous.
    俄罗斯是个民族成分相对单一的国家。
12. The humidity is relatively low.
    湿度相对较低。
13. Construction remains a relatively labour-intensive industry.
    建筑业相对来说依然是劳动密集型的行业。
14. Each new product would have a relatively long life cycle.
    每种新产品都将会有相对较长的生命周期。
15. Meat and fish are relatively expensive.
    肉和鱼相对来说比较贵。
16. Metered taxis are relatively inexpensive.
    打表计价的出租车相对便宜。
17. The ambassador's comments on the US decision were relatively restrained.
    大使就美国的这一决定所发表的评论较为克制。
18. House-hunting is in fact relatively painless in this region
    在这个地区找房子事实上相对比较容易。
19. A teacher's job is relatively safe, even if they perform under par in the classroom.
    教师的职业相对稳定，即使他们的课上得不怎么好。
20. Children tend to have relatively larger heads than adults in proportion to the rest of their body.
    与成人相比，儿童头部占整个身体的比例相对较大。
21. The city is now relatively quiet but there's palpable anger as people cope with shortages
    现在这座城市比较安静，但却因物资匮乏而明显充斥着怒气。
22. The sums needed are relatively small
    需要的金额相对较小。
23. I like to think I'm relatively easy to get along with.
    我愿意认为自己相对比较容易相处。
24. These are relatively small points when set against her expertise on so many other issues
    和她在许多其他方面的专业知识相比，这些相对来说都不算什么。
25. He believes this to be a relatively small problem.
    他认为这相对而言是一个小问题。
26. Israel has a relatively small standing army and its strength is based on its reserves
    以色列的常备军规模相对较小，其军事实力主要在于它的预备役部队。
27. The child'll start out by making relatively few distinctions in the language.
    孩子开始时不太能辨别语言中的差别。
28. Milligan gives a fair summary of his subject within a relatively short space.
    米利根用比较小的篇幅对他的课题作了一个清晰简要的概述。
29. In contrast with its surface fleet, Britain's submarine force was relatively small.
    同其水面舰队相比，英国的潜艇部队规模相对较小。
30. While the numbers of such developments are relatively small, the potential market is large
    尽管这种增长的数量相对较小，但是潜在的市场是巨大的。

adv.

relatively speaking

• （和所有类似事物比较）相对而言
  used when you are comparing sth with all similar things
  1. Relatively speaking, these jobs provide good salaries.
     相对来说，这些工作报酬都不低。

adv

1. in a relative manner
   1. the situation is relatively calm now

   Synonym:    comparatively