correlated
UK/'kɒrәleitid/US
TOEFLC1
Definitions
adj.
Mutually related; connected so that changes in one go with changes in the other.
相关联的（一者变化与另一者变化相伴随的）。
v.
Past tense of correlate: to show a mutual relationship or connection between things.
correlate 的过去式：使相互关联、显示出相关性。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedcor- (a form of con-, 'together') + relate + -ed = related together. Two correlated things are carried back to each other and move in step: when one rises, the other tends to rise (or fall) with it. The word is the backbone of statistics.
Root relat still carries 5 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.strongly correlated高度相关
- 2.positively correlated正相关
- 3.negatively correlated负相关
- 4.correlated variables相关变量
- 5.highly correlated密切相关
Example Sentences
- 1.
Income and education are strongly correlated.
- 2.
The two variables are positively correlated.
- 3.
Researchers correlated sleep quality with stress levels.