respective
respective — 形容詞
1. Used before a noun to show that each person or thing in a group has their own in
各自的
指出前文所述各自所屬的項目
Used before a noun to show that each person or thing in a group has their own individual version of that noun — for instance, when two colleagues each go to their own separate offices, or when several teams each give their own separate reports.
After the concert, Zuri and Ryo went back to their respective hotels.
演唱會結束後，Zuri 和 Ryo 各自回到自己的飯店。
their respective + plural noun (each to their own)
The three candidates presented their respective plans to the board of directors.
三位候選人分別向董事會提出了各自的計劃。
Each department submitted its respective budget proposal before the deadline.
每個部門在截止日期前提交了各自的預算提案。
Quan and Adina left the station and walked to their respective offices.
Quan 和 Adina 離開車站後，走向各自的辦公室。
The two teams finished their respective projects a week ahead of schedule.
兩個團隊各自提前一週完成了自己的專案。
- individual
broader meaning — can be used predicatively (e.g., 'each person is individual'), which respective cannot
- separate
focuses on the idea of being apart or distinct; can be used both attributively and predicatively
- own
simpler and more common (each person's own X); but own requires a possessive pronoun, while respective does not always
- corresponding
more formal; used when things match or pair up in a list or system
- collective
shared by a group, rather than belonging to each member individually
- joint
done or owned together, not separately
- common
belonging to all members equally rather than each having their own
文法句型
possessive + respective + plural noun
the + respective + plural noun
each + noun + possessive + respective + plural noun
用法筆記
Always placed before a noun (attributive) — never used on its own after a verb like 'be' or 'seem'. The noun that follows is almost always plural because the word refers to multiple items belonging to multiple people. A clear group of people or things must already have been mentioned earlier in the sentence or the previous sentence.