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rel·e·vant /ˈreləvənt/
a.
1. 有关的；切题的；确当的，适宜的
the relevant authorities 有关当局
This point is not really relevant and we had better move on. 这一点实非至关重要，咱们还是接着谈别的吧。
I don't think his remarks are relevant to our discussion. 我认为他的话不切我们的议题。
a relevant question 确当的问题
2. 相关联的；相称的
make one's life relevant to the needs of the country 使个人的生活与国家的需要挂起钩来
make the nation's service academies relevant to the military needs of the new century 使国家的军事院校适应新世纪战争的需要
3. 有重大关系的；有意义的；目的明确的
They suggested that political parties were no longer relevant in their country. 他们暗示说，有无政党存在在他们的国家中不再有重大关系了。
a relevant writer 写重大题材的作家
Museums should have a more involved or relevant public role. 博物馆应起到进一步介入公众生活或更加举足轻重的社会作用。
His campaign is energetic, relevant, and heavily financed. 他的竞选活动充满活力，目的明确，且经费充足。
[<ML relevans<L relevāre to lighten<RE- + levāre to raise, relieve] |