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。
• For many years energy efficiency was the poor relation to cutting-edge clean technology initiatives like wind and solar.
  许多年来能源的利用率一直是制约如风能和太阳能这样的前沿清洁科技的创新。
• 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。
• It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relation.
  伟大的人物也有穷亲戚，那是令人忧郁的事实。
• 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；
• A poor relation is the most irrelevant thing in nature.
  穷亲戚是实际上最不相干的东西。
• The occurrence of behavior problems were related to their parents 'mental illness, low degree of education, heavy drinking, introvert personality, long time leaving from family, unsuitable education ways to the children and poor relation with the children.
  其行为问题的发生与父母患精神疾病，父亲文化程度低、酗酒、性格内向、很少在家居住及缺陷家庭、父母教育方式不当、亲子关系差有关。
• Combine the angle circulate from the system investigated the poor relation main factor, the legal system, the related system reform of the management and the guarantee system implement etc. exterior factor.
  并从系统运行的角度考察了贫困的关系要素，管理和保障制度实施的法制、相关体制改革等外部因素。
• The common ill family types are the risky family, low socioeconomic status family and poor marital relation family. And they all have ill effects to the emotion, sociality, characters of children.
  常见的不良家庭类型有危险性家庭、社会经济地位低下的家庭以及婚姻状况不良的家庭，这些类型的家庭对儿童情绪、社会性、性格等都具有不良影响。
• Poor social relation network causes high employment cost, limited employment trade and un-sufficient employment chance for woman relocates.
  社会关系网络青黄不接导致移民妇女就业成本高、就业行业受限及就业机会不充分；