- Relation is a word that can describe a connection — between relatives or any two entities. You might consider your cousin as your relation, and you might have strained relations with him over your grandmother's estate.
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- n. 关系；亲属
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1. US-Chinese relations
美中关系
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2. teacher-pupil relations
师生关系
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3. Relations with neighbouring countries are under strain at present.
目前，与邻国的关系正处于紧张状态。
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4. We seek to improve relations between our two countries.
我们寻求改进我们两国间的关系。
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5. the relation between rainfall and crop yields
降雨量和农作物产量之间的关系
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6. the relation of the farmer to the land
农民和土地的关系
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7. I have some comments to make in relation to this matter.
关于这件事我有几点看法。
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8. a close relation of mine, a near relation of mine, a distant relation of mine
我的一位近亲╱远亲
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9. a relation by marriage
姻亲
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10. a party for friends and relations
亲戚朋友的聚会
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11. Is he any relation to you?
他是你的什么亲戚吗？
- relation (n.) late 14c., "connection, correspondence;" also "act of telling," from Anglo-French relacioun, Old French relacion "report, connection" (14c.), from Latin relationem (nominative relatio) "a bringing back, restoring; a report, proposition," from relatus (see relate). Meaning "person related by blood or marriage" first attested c. 1500. Stand-alone phrase no relation "not in the same family" is attested by 1930.
re·la·tion ★ / rɪˈleɪʃn ; NAmE rɪˈleɪʃn / noun 1 ★ relations [plural ] the way in which two people, groups or countries behave towards each other or deal with each other （人、团体、国家之间的）关系，联系，交往 ◆ diplomatic/international/foreign relations 外交╱国际╱对外关系 ◆ US-Chinese relations 美中关系 ◆ teacher-pupil relations 师生关系 relation(with sb/sth) ◆ Relations with neighbouring countries are under strain at present. 目前，与邻国的关系正处于紧张状态。 relation(between A and B) ◆ We seek to improve relations between our two countries. 我们寻求改进我们两国间的关系。 ◆ ( formal) to have sexual relations (= to have sex) 发生性关系 ☞ collocationsat international ☞see also industrial relations , public relations , race relations 2 ★ [uncountable , countable ] the way in which two or more things are connected （事物之间的）关系，关联，联系 relationbetween A and B ◆ the relation between rainfall and crop yields 降雨量和农作物产量之间的关系 relationto sth ◆ the relation of the farmer to the land 农民和土地的关系 ◆ The fee they are offering bears no relation tothe amount of work involved. 他们支付的酬金和所需的工作量无关。 ◆ ( formal) I have some comments to make in relation to (= concerning)this matter. 关于这件事我有几点看法。 ◆ Its brain is small in relation to (= compared with)its body. 和它的身体相比，它的大脑很小。 3 ★ [countable ] a person who is in the same family as sb else 亲戚；亲属 SYN relative ◆ a close/near/distant relationof mine 我的一位近亲╱远亲 ◆ a relation by marriage 姻亲 ◆ a party for friends and relations 亲戚朋友的聚会 ◆ He's called Brady too, but we're no relation (= not related). 他也叫布雷迪，但我们不是亲戚。 ◆ Is he any relation to you? 他是你的什么亲戚吗？ ☞see also blood relation , poor relation relation relations re·la·tion / rɪˈleɪʃn ; NAmE rɪˈleɪʃn /
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