relative, relation

名詞 relation:

1. an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
2. 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
   同義詞：sexual intercourse, intercourse, sex act, copulation, coitus, coition, sexual congress, congress, sexual relation, carnal knowledge
3. a person related by blood or marriage
   同義詞：relative
4. an act of narration
   同義詞：telling, recounting
5. (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time
   同義詞：relation back
6. (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups

1. Relation between the two countries has reached a crisis point.
   兩國關系已達到出現(xiàn)危機的地步。
2. A relation of mine is coming to stay.
   我有個親戚要來此暫住。
3. I don't see any relation between the two problems.
   我看不出這兩個問題間的聯(lián)系。
4. He is a near relation of mine.
   他是我的一個近親。
5. Their relationship has lasted many years.
   他們的感情已經(jīng)有很多年了。

re.la.tion

n.（名詞）
A logical or natural association between two or more things; relevance of one to another; connection:
關系：兩個或更多的事物之間邏輯或自然的聯(lián)系；相互的關聯(lián)；聯(lián)系：
例句：
the relation between smoking and heart disease.
吸煙和心臟病之間的關系

The connection of people by blood or marriage; kinship.
嫡親關系：由于血緣或婚姻產(chǎn)生的人與人之間的關系；親戚關系
A person connected to another by blood or marriage; a relative.
親屬；親戚：因血緣或婚姻與另外一個人相關聯(lián)的人；親戚
The way in which one person or thing is connected with another:
關聯(lián)性：一個人或事物同另外一個人或事物發(fā)生關聯(lián)的方式：
例句：
the relation of parent to child.
父母對孩子之間的關系

relations
relations
The mutual dealings or connections of persons, groups, or nations in social, business, or diplomatic matters:
（利害）關系：人與人、集團和集團以及國家與國家之間在社會、商業(yè)或外交事務中的相互交往和聯(lián)系：
例句：
international relations.
國際關系

Sexual intercourse.
性關系
Reference; regard:
參考；有關：
例句：
in relation to your inquiry.
有關你的詢問

The act of telling or narrating.
陳述，敘述：告訴或敘述的動作
A narrative; an account.
故事：故事；描述
Law The principle whereby an act done at a later date is considered to have been done on a prior date.
【法律】 （法律效力的）溯及：較晚日期發(fā)生的事件按較早日期發(fā)生的事件對待的原則