relation
gb/ɹilˈeɪʃən/ us/ɹilˈeɪʃən/
A2
إنجليزي
~ 600
المعاني
0 معنى
اسم
B1
relation
1
connection between people or things
The way in which two or more people or things are connected to each other.
نمط الاستخدام:
the relation between [A] and [B]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse 'relation' with 'relationship'; 'relation' is often more formal or abstract, while 'relationship' can refer to personal connections.
مرادفات
connection (Very general term for a link between things; slightly less formal.)
|
link (Often used for a direct or specific connection.)
أضداد
separation (Refers to things being apart with no connection.)
تراكيب شائعة
close relation
|direct relation
|cause-and-effect relation
|family relation
|inverse relation
مواضيع
relationships
|communication
|society
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- There is a strong relation between exercise and good health.
- The report examined the relation between poverty and crime.
- In mathematics, we studied the relation between variables.
- Her research focuses on the relation of language to thought.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- There is a relation between sleep and health.
- We studied the relation of price and demand.
- The teacher explained the relation between sun and plants.
اسم
A2
entity
2
family member by blood or marriage
A person in your family, by birth or marriage.
نمط الاستخدام:
[someone] is a relation of [someone]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners often use 'relation' when 'relative' sounds more natural in everyday speech for this meaning.
مرادفات
relative (Most common everyday term for a family member.)
أضداد
stranger (Someone with no family connection.)
تراكيب شائعة
distant relation
|close relation
|blood relation
مواضيع
family
|people
|relationships
أمثلة
- She invited all her relations to the wedding.
- He is a distant relation of mine.
- Only close relations were told the news.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- My cousin is my relation.
- She is a close relation of mine.
- He is my father's relation.
اسم
technical
B2
relation
3
mathematical or logical connection
In math or logic, a way of showing how things are connected using pairs or rules.
مرادفات
association (Used in statistics and logic for relatedness.)
تراكيب شائعة
binary relation
|equivalence relation
|inverse relation
مواضيع
mathematics
|logic
|education
|science
أمثلة
- An equivalence relation partitions a set into classes.
- The teacher explained the difference between a function and a general relation.
- We studied the properties of the 'less than' relation.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- In math, we learned about an equivalence relation.
- A function is a type of relation.
- This graph shows the less-than relation.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
relation
IPA
GB/ɹilˈeɪʃən/
US/ɹilˈeɪʃən/
المقاطع والنبر
re - la - tion (٣ مقاطع)
Stress on 2nd syllable (la)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: relation
- Plural: relation, relations
عيلة الكلمة
Forms
relations
noun
Core family
Related words
relatively
adverb B1
Negative and opposite forms
unrelated
adjective B2
Advanced or less common
relational
adjective
relativity
noun C1
تعبيرات
bear no relation to
1/bˈɛɹ nˈoʊ ɹilˈeɪʃən tə/
fixed phrase
to be completely unrelated to something
To be completely different from something else; not connected at all.
أمثلة
- His explanation bears no relation to the facts.
- These costs bear no relation to the quality provided.
in direct relation to
1/ˈɪn dɪɹˈɛkt ɹilˈeɪʃən tə/
fixed phrase
directly connected with cause or effect
Happening because of something else in a clear way.
أمثلة
- The pay increase is in direct relation to your performance.
- The changes are in direct relation to customer feedback.
in relation to
1/ˈɪn ɹilˈeɪʃən tə/
fixed phrase
concerning or compared with something
Used to talk about what something is about, connected to, or compared with.
أمثلة
- She spoke in relation to the new policy changes.
- Crime has dropped in relation to last year.