英：[puə riˈleiʃən]
美：[pʊr rɪˈleʃən]
poor relation如何读
poor relation是什么意思
n.
无名小卒，微不足道的人，微不足道的东西
poor relation 例句
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。
2 Some people may regard radio as the poor relation of broadcasting.
有些人可能认为无线电广播在广播事业中稍逊一筹.
3 Lily had no mind for the vagabond life of the poor relation.
丽莉受不了穷亲戚们那种乞丐般的苦日子.
4 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。
5 A poor relation is the most irrelevant thing in nature.
穷亲戚是实际上最不相干的东西。