relative ·phrase
Definition: when compared to something else Level: C2
与其他国家相比，经济一直在衰退。
The economy has been declining ___relative ___to other countries.
乍一看这似乎是真的，但考虑到人口规模的不同，很明显每个国家相对于其人口都或多或少同样成功。
This seems true at first sight but when one takes into account the different sizes of population, it becomes clear that every country is more or less equally successful ___relative ___to its population.
与行业标准相比，公司的表现令人印象深刻。
The company's performance is impressive ___relative ___to industry standards.