相对 (相對)
xiāng duì
Pinyin
Definition
相对 (相對)
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- relatively
- opposite
- to resist
- to oppose
- relative
- vis-a-vis
- counterpart
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一脉相承
- 1 traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)
不打不成相识
- 1 don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
不打不相识
- 1 lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
- 2 no discord, no concord
世代相传
- 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
二虎相斗,必有一伤
- 1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
- 2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
Sample Sentences
首先第一点,从价钱上来说,国内免税品本来就已经扣除了进口关税、消费税、增值税。平均下来在价格上,相对国内相同产品就有百分之十到百分之三十的优势。
First of all, from a price point of view, duty-free shops in this country have already deducted import tariffs, sales tax and VAT. On average price-wise, relative to similar products domestically there is a 10%-30% advantage.
也就是因为人性里面,多多少少地含有这相对的两种气质,许多人才能够欣赏和自己气质不尽相同,甚至大不相同的人。
And that's also because there are two sides to humanity, so to a greater or lesser extent we both have these two opposite characteristics, so many people can only enjoy people who aren't completely the same as themselves, or even those who are completely different to themselves.
我说这行诗是象征诗派的代表,因为它具体而又微妙地表现出许多哲学家所无法说清的话;它表现出人性里两种相对的本质,但同时更表现出那两种相对的本质的调和。
The reason I say this line of poetry is representative of Symbolism, is because in a concrete but subtle way, it shows that which many philosophers have been unable to explain clearly; It shows the essences of the two opposing forms of humanity, but, at the same time, it shows the harmony between the essences of these two opposing forms.
对对对说的有理,在这样的老板手下干活就绝对不能含糊,压力指数超级高,有点无聊不过也相对公平吧。
Yes, yes, that makes sense. Working under this kind of boss you really can't be vague, and your stress index will be extremely high. While they might be totally boring, they're also quite fair.
可事实上,妈妈比较细心,也善于照顾小婴儿,比较能对孩子的感受感同身受。那爸爸相对来说就粗枝大叶了些,真的很怀疑他们是否可以照顾好孩子。
But in fact, mothers are more meticulous, and are better at looking after infants, in that they can empathize more with children. Whereas fathers are a little more sloppy. So I really doubt their ability to look after children.
成,1915年爱因斯坦发表了一系列论文,而这些论文呢,描述了现代科学至关重要的广义相对论理论,听过吗?广义相对论?它奠定了我们目前了解重力的基础。
No problem. In 1915 Einstein published a series of theses, and these theses described the most important core theory in contemporary science, the theory of general relativity. Have you heard of it? The theory of general relativity? It laid the foundation for our current understanding of gravity.
当然啦,我还知道狭义相对论呢,那个标志性的公式,感觉和牛顿的万有引力定律有点关系。
Of course, I've even heard of the special theory of relativity, that iconic formula. I think it's got something to do with Newton's law of universal gravitation.
还算有点常识呀你,狭义相对论是爱因斯坦在广义相对论发现前十年制定的,当时已令人震惊地揭示了时间的流逝并非绝对,但与牛顿在1687年所阐述的经典引力定律,在许多方面都不一致。
So you do have some general knowledge. Special relativity was defined by Einstein ten years before he came to the theory of general relativity. At that time, he'd already revealed to everyone's surprise that the flow of time was not absolute, but it was also not entirely the same as the classic laws of gravitation which he described in 1687, in many aspects.
没错,为了让自己的公式和牛顿的公式一致,因此爱因斯坦开始着手研究一个新的理论,而解答就是广义相对论,该理论预测了大质量的物体会扭曲周遭的空间,造成附近的物体朝它“坠落”,也就是说,爱因斯坦发现空间是"弧形"的,那也表示即便是光,也会受到重力牵引的影响。
That's right. In order to make his own theory fit with that of Newton's, Einstein began to research a new theory, and the answer to this was the theory of general relativity. This theory predicted that objects with large masses would distort the space surrounding them, making the objects nearby "fall" towards them. That is to say, Einstein discovered that space is curved, which means that even light is affected by gravity.
是的,不仅如此,另一个结论是强大的引力可以造成时间变慢,因此广义相对论最有意思的一面是预测了黑洞的存在,这种密度极高的物体由于引力极强,即便是光落入其中也无法逃脱。
Yes, and that's not all. Another conclusion was that strong gravitational pull can make time slow. Therefore, one of the interesting aspects of the theory of general relativity is that it predicted the existence of black holes. Even light which falls on these incredibly dense objects cannot escape because of the extremely strong gravitational pull.