relevance
The state or quality of being closely connected, appropriate, or significant to the matter at hand. In communication and logic, it refers to how well a piece of information supports a specific topic or argument.
예시
3 / 5I struggle to see the relevance of his childhood stories to our current project.
I struggle to see the relevance of his childhood stories to our current project.
The court ruled that the evidence was of no relevance to the defendant's guilt.
The court ruled that the evidence was of no relevance to the defendant's guilt.
Why are you bringing that up? It has zero relevance to what we're doing!
Why are you bringing that up? It has zero relevance to what we're doing!
어휘 가족
암기 팁
Think of the word 'Related'. If information has relevance, it is 'Related' to the 'Evidence' (Rel-evance).
빠른 퀴즈
The professor questioned the ____ of the data to the overall hypothesis.
정답!
정답은: relevance
예시
I struggle to see the relevance of his childhood stories to our current project.
everydayI struggle to see the relevance of his childhood stories to our current project.
The court ruled that the evidence was of no relevance to the defendant's guilt.
formalThe court ruled that the evidence was of no relevance to the defendant's guilt.
Why are you bringing that up? It has zero relevance to what we're doing!
informalWhy are you bringing that up? It has zero relevance to what we're doing!
The study explores the relevance of traditional teaching methods in the modern digital age.
academicThe study explores the relevance of traditional teaching methods in the modern digital age.
Companies must innovate constantly to maintain their market relevance.
businessCompanies must innovate constantly to maintain their market relevance.
어휘 가족
자주 쓰는 조합
자주 쓰는 구문
of direct relevance to
of direct relevance to
bear relevance to
bear relevance to
lack relevance
lack relevance
자주 혼동되는 단어
Relativeness refers to the quality of being comparative or dependent on something else, whereas relevance refers to being connected or important to a topic.
Reliability refers to the consistency or trustworthiness of information, not its topical connection.
사용 참고사항
The word is almost always followed by the preposition 'to' when indicating what the information is connected to. It is highly valued in academic writing to justify why a source or data point is being used.
자주 하는 실수
Learners sometimes use the word 'relevant' (adjective) when they need the noun form 'relevance', or they forget the 'to' preposition (e.g., saying 'relevance for' instead of 'relevance to').
암기 팁
Think of the word 'Related'. If information has relevance, it is 'Related' to the 'Evidence' (Rel-evance).
어원
Derived from the Medieval Latin 'relevantia', from the Latin verb 'relevare', which literally means 'to raise up' or 'to assist'.
문법 패턴
문화적 맥락
In modern technology, 'relevance' is a key term in computer science and SEO, referring to how well a search result matches a user's query.
빠른 퀴즈
The professor questioned the ____ of the data to the overall hypothesis.
정답!
정답은: relevance
관련 어휘
관련 단어
to
A1Used to indicate the place, person, or thing that someone or something moves toward. It can also mark the recipient of an action or the limit of a range.
and
A1A primary conjunction used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that are grammatically equal. It indicates addition, a sequence of events, or a relationship between two things.
a
A1A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.
that
A1This word is a demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific person, object, or idea that is further away in space or time from the speaker. It is also used to refer back to something that has already been mentioned or to introduce a clause that identifies something.
I
A1The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.
for
A1Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.
not
A1A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.
with
A1A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.
he
A1A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.
you
A1Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
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