correlate
UK/'kɒrәleit/US
IELTSTOEFL六级考研C1
释义
v.
To have or show a mutual relationship in which one thing affects or matches another.
（使）相互关联，相关。
n.
Something that has a mutual or corresponding relationship with another.
相关物，对应物。
词根拆分
词根派生cor-（一起，con- 的变体）+ relate（带回以关联）=「一起被带回」。两样东西并排被带着、同步变化，就是「相关」——一个变，另一个也跟着变。
词根 lat 还连着 15 个词常用搭配
- 1.correlate with与……相关
- 2.correlate to与……对应
- 3.strongly correlate强相关
例句
- 1.
Income tends to correlate with years of education.
收入往往与受教育年限相关。
- 2.
The two surveys correlate quite closely.
这两项调查的结果相当吻合。
- 3.
Researchers found a clear correlate of the disease.
研究人员发现了该疾病的一个明确相关因素。