这两个词都有“亲戚”的意思。它们的区别是:
1.根据血统或婚姻关系的远近来说,较近的亲戚用relation,较远的亲戚用relative。例如:
He had no relatives in California.他在加利福尼亚没有亲戚。
She has no relatives in town.她城里没有亲戚。
These are the gifts to friends and relatives.这些就是送给亲戚和朋友的礼物。
2.relation除表达抽象意思外,还表示特别亲密的关系, relative只含有单纯的亲戚意味。试比较:
He was on intimate relations with her.
他和她有亲密的交情。
My uncle is my nearest living relative.
我叔叔是我最近的亲人。
这两个名词均有“亲戚、亲属”之意。
relative普通用词,常可与relation换用,有时指一般的亲戚。
relation一般指因血统或婚烟关系形成的亲戚。
词源记忆法
re-回+-lat-携带,拿取+-tion名词词尾,能够不断地来回的拿东西,获取东西,你和别人为什么可以相互的来回的拿取东西,是不是因为关系很好(relation关系),这种关系往往是非常亲密的亲戚关系是吧。
单词用法
relation用作不可数名词时,表示人或事物与他者的“关系,联系,关联”。
表示人、团体、种族、国家等之间的“关系,联系,交往”时,常用复数形式。
重要短语
in relation to关于;涉及
public relation公共关系
direct relation直接联系
linear relation线性关系
The money he'd been ordered to pay was minimal in relation to his salary.
他被要求支付的金额与他的薪水相比微不足道。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》He is the sixth person to be arrested in relation to the coup plot.
他是政变阴谋牵涉到的第6个被捕的人。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Apparently relations between husband and wife had not improved...
很明显夫妇之间的关系没有改善。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》(formal)I have some comments to make in relation to (= concerning) this matter.
关于这件事我有几点看法。
来源:《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》...a question which has been asked many times in relation to Irish affairs...
被问过多次的关于爱尔兰事务的问题
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》The fee they are offering bears no relation to the amount of work involved.
他们支付的酬金和所需的工作量无关。
来源:《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》In America they are touting Hugh Grant as the next Cary Grant (no relation).
在美国,他们把休·格兰特吹捧为第二个加里·格兰特(两人并无亲属关系)。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》...women's position in relation to men in the context of the family...
在家庭范围内女人相对于男人的位置
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Relations with neighbouring countries are under strain at present.
目前,与邻国的关系正处于紧张状态。
来源:《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》Her relation with her aunt superficial as that of chance lodgers who pass on the stairs.
姑母和她的关系象经常在楼梯上相遇,同居一栋楼里的寄宿者一样疏远.
来源:互联网摘选Greece has established full diplomatic relations with Israel...
希腊已经和以色列建立了全面的外交关系。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》The close intergrowth and interdependent relation exist in mass media and social structure.
大众传播和社会结构存在着紧密共生和相互依存的关系.
来源:网络文摘精选...a relation between youthful unemployment and drug-related offences...
年轻人失业与毒品相关犯罪之间的关联
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》And the article refers also the relation of Burckhart's thinking with Schopenhauer's philosophy.
而这个部分也提及布氏此种历史思想,与叔本华意志哲学之间的关系.
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