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

• 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。
• The construction industry workforce must no longer be treated as the poor relation in the labour market and those in the industry must show a much greater respect and pride in its workforce.
  建造工人理应受到尊重，不应被看待为低下的劳动市场，从业员要看重自己的技能，并要为参与建造社会感到骄傲。
• 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。
• 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。
• Mr Shapley is one of the key figures in co-operative game theory, which for decades looked both abstract and pointless, a poor relation to regular game theory.
  沙普利是研究合作博弈论的重要人物。数十年来，合作博弈论看上去既抽象又毫无意义，与常规博弈论之间关联甚少。
• This was not from any love of the subject I considered folklore a poor relation to literature but out of sheer expediency.
  这绝不是因为我热爱这个题材在我心目中，民俗是文学的一个穷亲戚而只是纯粹的权宜之计。
• 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。
• After analyzing of industry linkage, we found that there was a poor indirect relation between electronics& communications industry and related industries.
  通过具体的产业关联分析后发现，该产业的直接关联效果很强，但是影响力与感应度的定量分析表明，该产业在本区域的产业波及效果不强，低于全国平均水平；
• 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。
• 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。