单词 | relation |
释义 | relation (once / 45 pages) 1n 2n 3n 4n 5n 6n 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. The way that one thing affects another is their relation like the relation between childhood poverty and poor nutrition, for example. You can also call your relative a relation, as when you describe your great-grandfather as your oldest living relation. The phrase no relation means that even though two people share the same last name, they are not related — or aren't relations. WORD FAMILYrelation: relational, relations, relationship+/interrelate: interrelated, interrelating, interrelation/interrelated: interrelatedness/interrelation: interrelations, interrelationship/interrelationship: interrelationships/relate: interrelate, related, relates, relating, relation, relative/related: relatedly, relatedness, unrelated/relational: relationally/relationship: relationships/relative: relatively, relatives, relativise, relativism, relativity, relativize/relativistic: relativistically/relativity: relativistic, relativities/relativize: relativizes/unrelated: unrelatedly, unrelatedness USAGE EXAMPLESIbrahim Hooper, a spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, accused Trump of seeking to exploit the "tragic situation in Ohio." Reuters(Dec 01, 2016) These are sunny days, too, for Israel’s foreign relations. Economist(Dec 01, 2016) Most of Mr. Putin’s hourlong speech, however, was devoted to domestic issues, not foreign relations. New York Times(Dec 01, 2016) 1 n an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together 2Exp|Hypo|Hyper European Recovery Program a United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952); named after George Marshall possession anything owned or possessed social relationa relation between living organisms (especially between people) position, spatial relationthe spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated ownershipthe relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others causalitythe relation between causes and effects human relationship, relationshipa relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness) functiona relation such that one thing is dependent on another associationa relation resulting from interaction or dependence logical relationa relation between propositions mathematical relationa relation between mathematical expressions (such as equality or inequality) foundationthe basis on which something is grounded connectedness, connection, connexiona relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it) unconnectednessthe lack of a connection between things linguistic relationa relation between linguistic forms or constituents component, component part, constituent, moiety, part, portionsomething determined in relation to something that includes it affinity, kinshipa close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character family relationship, kinship, relationship(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption magnitude relation, quantitative relationa relation between magnitudes controla relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another business relationa relation between different business enterprises reciprocality, reciprocitya relation of mutual dependence or action or influence interrelatedness, interrelation, interrelationshipmutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness temporal relationa relation involving time comparisonrelation based on similarities and differences oppositeness, oppositionthe relation between opposed entities changea relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event substancethe real physical matter of which a person or thing consists occlusion(dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed inclination, lean, leaning, list, tiltthe property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical gradient, slopethe property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal arrangement, placementthe spatial property of the way in which something is placed point of viewthe spatial property of the position from which something is observed coincidencethe quality of occupying the same position or area in space dead center, dead centrethe position of a crank when it is in line with the connecting rod and not exerting torque centralitythe property of being central marginalitythe property of being marginal or on the fringes anterioritythe quality of being in front or (in lower animals) toward the head posterioritythe quality of being toward the back or toward the rear end externality, outwardnessthe quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior inwardnessthe quality or state of being inward or internal malposition, misplacementfaulty position northernnessthe property of being to the north southernnessthe property of being to the south horizontalitythe quality of being parallel to the horizon erectness, uprightness, verticality, verticalnessposition at right angles to the horizon language unit, linguistic unitone of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed slota position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable item, pointa distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list buttthe part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots communitycommon ownership severaltyexclusive individual ownership property rightthe legal right of ownership proprietary, proprietorshipan unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits employee ownershipownership of a business by the people who work for it belongings, holding, propertysomething owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone landholdingownership of land; the state or fact of owning land white elephanta valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive transferred possession, transferred propertya possession whose ownership changes or lapses circumstancesa person's financial situation (good or bad) assetsanything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company stockholdingownership of stocks; the state or fact of holding stock treasureany possession that is highly valued by its owner liabilitiesanything that is owed to someone else elbow room, room, wayspace for movement dealings, relationsmutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups partnershipa cooperative relationship between people or groups who agree to share responsibility for achieving some specific goal personal relation, personal relationshipa relation between persons contradictorytwo propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time contrarya logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false function, map, mapping, mathematical function, single-valued function(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function) parity(mathematics) a relation between a pair of integers: if both integers are odd or both are even they have the same parity; if one is odd and the other is even they have different parity basis, footing, grounda relation that provides the foundation for something grass rootsthe essential foundation or source series(electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other alliance, bonda connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest linkagean associative relation communicationa connection allowing access between persons or places concatenationthe linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc bridgesomething resembling a bridge in form or function involvementa connection of inclusion or containment relevance, relevancythe relation of something to the matter at hand relatednessa particular manner of connectedness irrelevance, irrelevancythe lack of a relation of something to the matter at hand unrelatednessthe lack of any particular manner of connectedness grammatical relationa linguistic relation established by grammar transitivity(logic and mathematics) a relation between three elements such that if it holds between the first and second and it also holds between the second and third it must necessarily hold between the first and third reflexiveness, reflexivity(logic and mathematics) a relation such that it holds between an element and itself modality, modea classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility semantic relationa relation between meanings homonymythe relation between two words that are spelled the same way but differ in meaning or the relation between two words that are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning base, basisthe most important or necessary part of something detail, item, particulara small part that can be considered separately from the whole unitan individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole memberanything that belongs to a set or class balance, remainder, residual, residue, residuum, restsomething left after other parts have been taken away subparta part of a part rapport, resonancea relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people sympathya relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other affinity, phylogenetic relation(biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts descent, filiation, line of descent, lineagethe kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors affinity(anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship blood kinship, cognation, consanguinity(anthropology) related by blood birth, parentagethe kinship relation of an offspring to the parents fatherhood, paternitythe kinship relation between an offspring and the father maternity, motherhoodthe kinship relation between an offspring and the mother sisterhood, sistershipthe kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings brotherhoodthe kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings marital bed, marital relationshipthe relationship between wife and husband scalerelative magnitude proportion, ratiothe relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree ratiothe relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) directionthe spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves angular positionrelation by which any position with respect to any other position is established competitiona business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers clientagerelation of a client to a patron professional relationthe relation that exists when one person requests and is granted professional help from a qualified source political relation, politicssocial relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power alchemy, chemistry, interpersonal chemistrythe way two individuals relate to each other complementaritythe interrelation of reciprocity whereby one thing supplements or depends on the other correlation, correlativitya reciprocal relation between two or more things interdependence, interdependency, mutualitya reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups) mutuality, mutualnessa reciprocality of sentiments reciprocalsomething (a term or expression or concept) that has a reciprocal relation to something else psychodynamicsthe interrelation of conscious and unconscious processes and emotions that determine personality and motivation antecedent, forerunneranything that precedes something similar in time chronologyan arrangement of events in time synchroneity, synchronicity, synchronisation, synchronism, synchronization, synchronizing, synchronythe relation that exists when things occur at the same time asynchronism, asynchrony, desynchronisation, desynchronization, desynchronizingthe relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times imaginative comparisonthe kind of mental comparison that is expressed in similes or metaphors or allegories antipodedirect opposite antithesisexact opposite conflictopposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot) contrast, direct contrastthe opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared flip sidea different aspect of something (especially the opposite aspect) mutual opposition, polaritya relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies gradable oppositionan opposition that is capable of being graded polarity, signhaving an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges) ungradable oppositionan opposition that has no intermediate grade; either one or the other contradictorinessthe relation that exists when opposites cannot coexist contradictionopposition between two conflicting forces or ideas contraryexact opposition contrarietythe relation between contraries tertium quidsome third thing similar to two opposites but distinct from both contrary, opposite, reversea relation of direct opposition inverse, oppositesomething inverted in sequence or character or effect differencea significant change gradienta graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension conditional relation, implication, logical implicationa logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false antagonismthe relation between opposing principles or forces or factors ratea magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit abstract entity, abstraction a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples n a person related by blood or marriage 3he has distant relations back in New Jersey Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper relative Abraham the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son Albert Francis Charles Augustus Emmanuelprince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861) Bathsheba(Old Testament) the wife of Uriah and later the wife of king David; Solomon was her son by David (circa 10th century BC) Benjamin(Old Testament) the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel and one of the twelve forebears of the tribes of Israel Catherine of Aragonfirst wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536) Anne Hathawaywife of William Shakespeare (1556-1623) Isaac(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau Ishmael(Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes Issachar(Old Testament) a son of Jacob and a forebear of one of the tribes of Israel Joseph(Old Testament) the 11th son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel; Jacob gave Joseph a coat of many colors, which made his brothers jealous and they sold him into slavery in Egypt Judah(Old Testament) the fourth son of Jacob who was forebear of one of the tribes of Israel; one of his descendants was to be the Messiah Marquise de MaintenonFrench consort of Louis XIV who secretly married the king after the death of his first wife (1635-1719) Methuselah(Old Testament) a patriarch (grandfather of Noah) who is said to have lived 969 years Naomithe mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament Noahthe Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis Rachel(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin Rebecca(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau Reuben(Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel Ruththe great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament Sarah(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac Esau(Old Testament) the eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother Jacob for a mess of pottage Blessed Virginthe mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) cousin, cousin-german, first cousin, full cousinthe child of your aunt or uncle descendant, descendenta person considered as descended from some ancestor or race in-law, relative-in-lawa relative by marriage blood relation, blood relative, cognate, sibone related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another family, kin, kinspersona person having kinship with another or others enate, matrikin, matrilineal kin, matrilineal sib, matrisibone related on the mother's side agnate, patrikin, patrilineal kin, patrilineal sib, patrisibone related on the father's side kinsmana male relative kinswomana female relative kissing cousin, kissing kina more or less distant relative; familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss next of kinthe person who is (or persons who are) most closely related to a given person issue, offspring, progenythe immediate descendants of a person second cousina child of a first cousin sib, siblinga person's brother or sister better half, married person, mate, partner, spousea person's partner in marriage affine(anthropology) kin by marriage ancestressa woman ancestor aunt, auntie, auntythe sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle babythe youngest member of a group (not necessarily young) bastard, by-blow, illegitimate, illegitimate child, love child, whoresonthe illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents bigamistsomeone who marries one person while already legally married to another brother-in-lawa brother by marriage child, kida human offspring (son or daughter) of any age childa member of a clan or tribe consortthe husband or wife of a reigning monarch daughter-in-lawthe wife of your son father-in-lawthe father of your spouse female siblinga person's sister eldest, firstbornthe offspring who came first in the order of birth forbear, forebeara person from whom you are descended father, forefather, sirethe founder of a family foremothera woman ancestor primogenitor, progenitoran ancestor in the direct line grandchilda child of your son or daughter half bloodone of siblings who have only one parent in common helpmate, helpmeeta helpful partner hubby, husband, married mana married man; a woman's partner in marriage male siblinga sibling who is male monogamist, monogynistsomeone who practices monogamy (one spouse at a time) mother-in-lawthe mother of your spouse nephewa son of your brother or sister honeymooner, newlywedsomeone recently married niecea daughter of your brother or sister polygamistsomeone who is married to two or more people at the same time quad, quadrupletone of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy quin, quint, quintupletone of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy sciona descendent or heir sister-in-lawthe sister of your spouse son-in-lawthe husband of your daughter heir, successora person who inherits some title or office tripletone of three offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy twineither of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy unclethe brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt married woman, wifea married woman; a man's partner in marriage individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being n an act of narration 4he was the hero according to his own relation Syn|Hyper recounting, telling narration, recital, yarn the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events n the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur 5Hypo|Hyper defloration the act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse) roll in the hayslang for sexual intercourse hank pankyillicit sexual intercourse penetrationthe act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman criminal congressforbidden or tabu sexual intercourse between individuals extramarital sex, free lovesexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another incestsexual intercourse between persons too closely related to marry (as between a parent and a child) sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice activities associated with sexual intercourse n (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups 6international relations Hyper dealings, traffic social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with') n (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time his attorney argued for the relation back of the amended complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed Syn|Hyper relation back judicial doctrine, judicial principle, legal principle (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence |
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