their respective + plural noun
respective 通常与复数名词连用，表示‘各自的’。
The students returned to their respective classrooms.
学生们回到了他们各自的教室。
各自的；分别的
分别与特定的人或事物相关的；各自的；自己的。
belonging or relating separately to each of the people or things mentioned
分别与特定的人或事物相关的；各自的；自己的。
Relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; own.
各自的
considered individually
The three artists returned to their respective studios after the meeting.
会议结束后，三位艺术家回到了各自的工作室。
用法提示：形容词，修饰名词studios，表示“各自的”。
AI contextual example
Students were asked to submit their respective reports by Friday.
学生们被要求在周五前提交各自的报告。
用法提示：形容词，修饰名词reports，强调每个学生都有自己的报告。
AI contextual example
The couple spent the weekend in their respective homes due to work commitments.
由于工作原因，这对夫妇周末各自住在自己家里。
用法提示：形容词，修饰名词homes，说明各自的家。
AI contextual example
respective 通常与复数名词连用，表示‘各自的’。
The students returned to their respective classrooms.
学生们回到了他们各自的教室。
使用定冠词 the 时，强调特定群体中的各自。
The respective roles of the team members were clearly defined.
团队成员各自的角色被明确界定。
介词短语中常用 their 或 the。
The two companies operate in their respective markets.
这两家公司各自在自己的市场中运营。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is very respective to his teachers.
正确表达He is very respectful to his teachers.
学生混淆了“respective”（各自的）和“respectful”（恭敬的），因为中文中“尊敬”与“分别”发音不同但拼写相似。正确应使用“respectful”表示对人表示尊敬。
grammar · medium
易错句子They went back to their respective home.
正确表达They went back to their respective homes.
“respective”强调每个个体各自拥有的，后接名词通常用复数，因为多个人的家是多个。单数“home”暗示一个共同的家，不符合句意。
与“respective（各自的）”相对，表示整体或共同。形容词。
respective指‘各自的’，而respectful指‘表示尊敬的’
respective指‘各自的’，而respected是‘受人尊敬的’（过去分词作形容词）
respective是形容词，而respectively是副词，用来列举对应关系
各自的角色
The team members discussed their respective roles in the project.
团队成员讨论了他们在项目中各自的角色。
各自的责任
Each employee has their respective responsibilities within the company.
每位员工在公司内部都有各自的责任。
各自的立场/位置
The two parties held firm to their respective positions during the negotiation.
双方在谈判中坚持各自的立场。
各自的看法
They expressed their respective views on the matter at the meeting.
他们在会议上表达了对这件事各自的看法。
各自的国家
The delegates returned to their respective countries after the summit.
代表们在峰会后回到了各自的国家。
各自的家庭
They spent the holidays with their respective families.
他们与各自的家庭一起度过了假期。
re- (再/强调) + spect (看) + -ive (形容词后缀)
re- (再) + view (看)
in- (向内) + spect (看)
常用于指各自扮演的角色
常与respective连用表示各自的责任
指各自的研究或工作领域
表示各自的职位或位置
指各自负责的区域或方面
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.