| 释义 |
Idiom a poor relation someone or something that is believed to be less important than another similar person or thing.Video, once seen as the poor relation of cinema, is now a major source of revenue for film companies.
poor relationA less desirable substitute for the genuine item. The cheap motorcycle jacket I bought is nice, but it is a poor relation of actual leather. a poor relation If you describe one thing as a poor relation of another, you mean that it is similar in some ways but not as good or as popular. Watercolour still seems somehow to be the poor relation of oil painting. Grapes for the table have become the poor relation of those used by the wine trade. a poor reˈlation somebody/something with less importance, respect or power than others: At the peace conference, our country was treated very much as the poor relation. |