relation
/rɪˈleɪʃən/noun
1
- the way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected; a thing's effect on or relevance to another关系; 关联：
questions about the relation between writing and reality
关于写作和现实之间关系的问题
the size of the targets bore no relation to their importance.
目标的规模与其重要性毫无关系。
1.1
relations
the way in which two or more people, countries, or organizations feel about and behave towards each other（人与人、国家与国家、团体与团体之间的）关系, 往来：the improvement in relations between the two countries
两国关系的改善
the meetings helped cement Anglo-American relations.
会议对加强英美关系起到了促进作用。
1.2
relations
chiefly formal sexual intercourse〈主正式〉性关系：he wanted an excuse to abandon sexual relations with her.
他想找一个借口来摆脱和她的性关系。
2
- a person who is connected by blood or marriage; a kinsman or kinswoman亲戚, 姻亲：
she was no relation at all, but he called her Aunt Nora.
她根本就不是什么亲戚, 但他却叫她诺拉姨妈。
3
- mass noun the action of telling a story讲述, 叙述。
短语
in relation to
- in the context of; in connection with关于：
there is an ambiguity in the provisions in relation to children's hearings.
关于儿童出席审讯的条款中有一意义不甚明确之处。
词源
Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin relatio（n-）, from referre 'bring back' （see RELATE）.