relation
释义
The way in which things or people are connected; a logical or causal link.
联系、关联(事物或人之间的关联或逻辑/因果关系)。
A member of one's family; a relative.
亲属、亲戚。
Dealings or contact between people, groups, or countries (usually plural, 'relations').
(常作复数 relations)往来、关系(人、群体或国家间的交往)。
词根拆分
词根派生relate(「带回、连接」)+ -ion(「状态、行为」)= 相连的状态。由联系义生出 a relation(一种关联),又因家人是与你血缘相连的人,故 a relation 也指亲属。复数 relations 指群体间往来(foreign relations 外交关系)。
词根 relat 还连着 5 个词为什么是这个意思
relation 把三个相连的义项装进一个词,全来自「带回、连接」:抽象联系(relation between A and B)、亲属(与你相连的人)、群体间往来(relations,如 public relations 公关、international relations 国际关系)。亲属义起初费解,看穿了就明白:a relation 字面就是与你 related(相关)的人。
常用搭配
- 1.in relation to关于、相对于
- 2.relation between……之间的关系
- 3.public relations公共关系
- 4.diplomatic relations外交关系
- 5.bear no relation to与……毫无关系
例句
- 1.
There is a clear relation between exercise and mood.
运动与情绪之间有明显的关联。
- 2.
He is a distant relation on my mother's side.
他是我母亲那边的一个远亲。
- 3.
The two nations are working to improve diplomatic relations.
两国正努力改善外交关系。