poor relation

英 [ˌpɔː rɪˈleɪʃn]

美 [ˌpʊr rɪˈleɪʃn]

n.  略逊一筹的事物; 不受青睐的事物

牛津词典

noun

• 略逊一筹的事物；不受青睐的事物
  something that is not treated with as much respect as other similar things because it is not thought to be as good, important or successful

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （相似或从属但）相形见绌的东西
  If you describe one thing as apoor relation ofanother, you mean that it is similar to or part of the other thing, but is considered to be inferior to it.
  1. Watercolour still seems somehow to be the poor relation of oil painting.
     水彩画似乎仍比油画略逊一筹。

双语例句

• To control the urban poor caused by the lack of relation resource, we should regard the use of social relation resource as one of important part of the urban anti-poor system.
  为抑制因社会关系资源不足而出现的城市贫困现象的蔓延，运用社会关系资源应成为制度性城市反贫困措施中的重要构成要素之一。
• Here she was much happier, despite being the poor relation, dependent on charity.
  在这儿她生活幸福得多，尽管是由贫弱的亲戚关系和依靠他们的施舍维系。
• As coupling regions with rich natural resources, poor economy and fragile ecology, poor resource-abundant regions are focus areas which are used to study man-land relation and rural development.
  能源富集贫困区作为能源富集、生态脆弱、农村贫困的复合区域，成为人地关系与农村发展研究的焦点地区。
• But Tess's pride made the part of poor relation one of particular distaste to her.
  不过苔丝的自尊心使她觉得，作为一个穷亲戚去求那位老太太，她心里是非常讨厌的。
• Software has long been the poor relation of Chinese technology.
  长期以来，软件一直是中国的技术软肋。
• Antibacterial research, too long the poor relation of lifestyle drug discovery, is once again a topic of heated discussion and cutting edge research.
  长期不为人们所重视的生活方式药物的开发，如抗菌药的研究再度成为热门讨论和前沿研究的主题。
• Based on the analysis of exploited conditions the poor character of water elements 'movement, the presently using situation and the relation with economic development, this article makes the conclusion that water resources is the ultimately restricted factor to Dalian city's regional sustainable development.
  在分析了大连市水资源开发条件、水资源要素移动性差的特点、利用现状及其与经济发展关系的基础上，得出水资源是大连区域可持续发展终极限制因素的结论；
• This formation is poor in TiO 2 and Al 2O 3 with most of the trace elements depleted in relation to their clarke values, although a few including Ba, Sb, Hg, Ag and Bi are exceptionally enriched;
  其中的元素显著地贫TiO2和Al2O3，大部分微量元素相对于地壳克拉克值亏损，但Ba、Sb、Hg、Ag和Bi等少数几种元素例外地富集；
• The air force and Navy were modernised but the army, very much the poor relation, was not.
  空军和海军都已实现了现代化，陆军相形见绌却没有。
• A poor relation is the most irrelevant thing in nature.
  穷亲戚是实际上最不相干的东西。