柯林斯詞典poor relation (poor relations) 1. N-COUNT If you describe one thing as a poor relation of another, you mean that it is similar to or part of the other thing, but is considered to be inferior to it. 相形見(jiàn)絀的東西[usu N 'of' n] Watercolour still seems somehow to be the poor relation of oil painting. 水彩畫(huà)似乎仍比油畫(huà)略遜一籌。 返回 poor relation