correlated
UK/'kɒrәleitid/US
TOEFLC1
释义
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。
词根拆分
词根派生cor-（con- 的变体，「共同」）+ relate + -ed = 一起相连的。两个 correlated 的事物彼此带回、同步变动：一者上升，另一者往往随之上升（或下降）。这个词是统计学的支柱。
词根 relat 还连着 5 个词常用搭配
- 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
例句
- 1.
Income and education are strongly correlated.
收入与教育程度高度相关。
- 2.
The two variables are positively correlated.
这两个变量呈正相关。
- 3.
Researchers correlated sleep quality with stress levels.
研究人员将睡眠质量与压力水平相关联。