respective

Compared meaning: belonging separately to each one (adjective).

比较义项：区分个体的／各自对应的（形容词）。

• individual

  Picks out one single member of a group for attention, stressing personal treatment rather than the group as a whole; used before a singular noun, no back-reference needed.

  单独挑出群体中的某一个成员来加以关注，强调对个人的对待，而非整体；通常用在单数名词前，不需要回指前面提到的多个对象。

  Each individual student received feedback on their essay.

  每一个学生都各自收到了关于自己作文的反馈。

• respective 本词

  Refers back to two or more people or things just mentioned, showing each one has its own separate, corresponding item; almost always plural and usually follows a possessive.

  回指前面提到的两个或以上的人或事物，说明每一个都各有对应的一份；几乎总是复数，且通常跟在物主代词之后。

  The two teams returned to their respective locker rooms after the game.

  比赛结束后，两支球队各自回到了自己的更衣室。

Both can mean 'each one's own'. Individual picks out one member of a group, stressing personal attention, and comes before a singular noun. Respective looks back at two or more things just mentioned, showing each has its own matching item, and is almost always plural.

这两个词都可译为“各自的”，但语气和用法不同：individual强调把群体中的某一个成员单独挑出来看待，突出对个体的关注；respective则用于先提到两个或以上的人或事物之后，说明每一个都各有其对应的一份，几乎总是复数并常跟在物主代词之后。这里不比较individual作名词表示“个人”的用法。