association
gb/əsˌoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/ us/əsˌoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/
B1
انگلیسی
~ 800
معنیها
۰ معنی
اسم
B1
entity
1
An organized group of people
A group of people who work together for the same goal or interest.
الگوی کاربرد:
[someone] joins [an association]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse 'association' with 'company'; however, an association is usually non-profit and focused on shared interests rather than commercial profit.
هممعنیها
organization (More general; can refer to any structured group, not necessarily with members sharing a specific interest.)
|
society (Often used for cultural, academic, or charitable associations.)
متضادها
individual (Refers to a single person acting alone, the opposite of a group.)
ترکیبهای رایج
professional association
|trade association
|members of the association
|join the association
موضوعها
organizations
|business
|community
|relationships
|work
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- She joined a local writers' association to meet other authors.
- The association held its annual conference in New York.
- Membership in the association provides many networking opportunities.
- The teachers' association is negotiating for better pay.
- He is the president of the neighborhood association.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- I am part of a sports association.
- The music association meets every month.
- She works for a student association.
- Our city has a cultural association.
اسم
B2
relation
2
A link between ideas or things
A thought or image that comes to mind when you think about something else.
الگوی کاربرد:
[someone] makes an association between [something] and [something]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may confuse 'association' (a mental link) with 'memory'; an association is not always a remembered event but can be an abstract connection.
هممعنیها
connection (A general term for a link; can be physical or abstract.)
|
link (Often used interchangeably but may sound less formal in some contexts.)
متضادها
disconnection (Refers to the absence of a link or relationship.)
ترکیبهای رایج
strong association
|immediate association
|direct association
|make an association
موضوعها
psychology
|thinking
|education
|communication
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- For many people, the smell of cinnamon has a strong association with Christmas.
- I have fond associations with my childhood home.
- Her name has an unfortunate association with scandal.
- The study found a clear association between exercise and improved mood.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- This song has a happy association for me.
- I have a strong association between summer and ice cream.
- The smell has an association with my grandmother's house.
اسم
technical
C1
relation
3
Statistical relationship between variables
When two or more things happen together in a way that can be measured, often in studies or research.
الگوی کاربرد:
an association between [variable] and [variable]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may confuse 'association' with 'cause'; in statistics, an association does not prove that one thing causes another.
هممعنیها
correlation (Commonly used synonym in statistics; may imply different strengths and types of relationships.)
متضادها
independence (In statistics, refers to no relationship between variables.)
ترکیبهای رایج
positive association
|negative association
|statistical association
|significant association
موضوعها
science
|statistics
|technology
نمونهها
- The researchers found an association between smoking and lung disease.
- There is a negative association between stress levels and sleep quality.
- No significant association was observed in the control group.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- The study shows an association between eating fruit and good health.
- There is an association between age and income in this data.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
association
IPA
GB/əsˌoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/
US/əsˌoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/
هجاها و تکیه
as - so - ci - ation (۴ هجا)
Stress on 4th syllable (ation)
صورتهای واژه
Noun
- Base: association
- Plural: association, associations
خانوادهٔ واژه
Forms
associations
noun
Core family
associate
verb B1
Related words
associative
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
disassociate
verb
disassociation
noun
Advanced or less common
dissociate
verb
dissociation
noun
عبارتها
by association
1/bˈaɪ əsˌoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
Because of a connection to something else
Because you are connected to something or someone else in some way.
نمونهها
- He wasn't directly involved, but he was punished by association.
- Her reputation suffered by association with the corrupt official.
guilt by association
1/ɡˈɪlt bˈaɪ əsˌoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/
idiom
Unfair blame due to connection
When someone is blamed because they know or are connected to someone who did something wrong.
نمونهها
- He argued that he was a victim of guilt by association.
- The article warns against guilt by association in politics.
guilt by association
2/ɡˈɪlt bˈaɪ əsˌoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/
idiom
Blame due to someone's connections
When people think you did something wrong just because you know someone who did it.
نمونهها
- He was accused through guilt by association, even though he wasn't involved.
- Guilt by association is not fair in a court of law.