relevant
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++rel·e·vant /ˈreləvənt/ ●●● S2 W2 AWL adjective CONNECTED WITHdirectly relating to the subject or problem being discussed or considered 有关的，切题的 OPP irrelevant Relevant documents were presented in court. 法庭上出示了相关的文件。 We received all the relevant information. 我们收到了所有相关信息。relevant to What experience do you have that is relevant to this position? 你有哪些和这个职位相关的经验？ —relevantly adverbExamples from the Corpus
relevant• The same rules for finding the root are no longer relevant.• It's obvious how the players feel but the manager's opinion is equally as relevant.• The judge ruled that the defendant's previous conviction was relevant and could be discussed during the case.• Such a curriculum would be relevant at a time when relevance was dearly sought.• Do you have any relevant experience in advertising?• Marriage and the family were only thought to be relevant in considering young women's careers, not young men's.• Selection is made of those instruments which give the most relevant information at the time.• We can't make a decision until we have all the relevant information.• I shall not be able to get into any of the relevant storerooms because access in period one is always erratic.• In that event science must be seen to be relevant to the issues which concern them.• I don't think your arguments are relevant to this discussion.relevant to• Kids have to understand how school is relevant to their lives.Origin relevant (1500-1600) Latin present participle of relevare “to raise up”rel·e·vant adjectiveChineseSyllable
the problem directly relating being subject Corpus to or
relevant
rel‧e‧vant S2 W2 AC /ˈreləvənt, ˈrelɪvənt/
adjective
OPP irrelevant:
Relevant documents were presented in court.
We received all the relevant information.
relevant to
What experience do you have that is relevant to this position?
—relevance (also relevancy) noun [uncountable]
—relevantly adverb
▪ related/connected adjective used about things that have a connection with each other. Connected is not used before a noun: Physics and Maths are closely related. | The two problems are connected. | homelessness and other related issues
▪linked adjective having a direct connection – often used when one thing is the cause of the other: Skin cancer is directly linked to sun exposure and damage. | Two closely linked factors produced this result.
▪interrelated/interconnected adjective used about two or more things that are connected with each other and affect each other in a complicated series of ways: The various parts of society are closely interrelated. | The book consists of a series of interconnected essays.
▪interdependent used about two or more things, countries, people etc that depend on each other, and cannot exist or continue without each other: The two countries’ economies have become increasingly interdependent. | interdependent relationships between species | Darwin said that all life on earth is interdependent.
▪relevant adjective related to what is being discussed or to a particular area of activity: The exam tests the way you select and organize information relevant to the question. | Applicants should have several years’ relevant experience.
▪be bound up with something to be very closely connected – used about two things that need to be considered together: The history of the city has long been bound up with the sea. | Your professional development is closely bound up with personal growth.
rel‧e‧vant S2 W2 AC /ˈreləvənt, ˈrelɪvənt/
adjective Word Family: noun: relevance ≠ irrelevance; adverb: relevantly ≠ irrelevantly; adjective: relevant ≠ irrelevant
Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: present participle of relevare 'to raise up'
directly relating to the subject or problem being discussed or considered Language: Latin
Origin: present participle of relevare 'to raise up'
OPP irrelevant:
relevant to
—relevance (also relevancy) noun [uncountable]
—relevantly adverb
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