relation, relative
这两个词都有“亲戚”的意思。它们的区别是：
1.根据血统或婚姻关系的远近来说,较近的亲戚用relation,较远的亲戚用relative。例如:
He had no relatives in California.他在加利福尼亚没有亲戚。
She has no relatives in town.她城里没有亲戚。
These are the gifts to friends and relatives.这些就是送给亲戚和朋友的礼物。
2.relation除表达抽象意思外,还表示特别亲密的关系, relative只含有单纯的亲戚意味。试比较：
He was on intimate relations with her.
他和她有亲密的交情。
My uncle is my nearest living relative.
我叔叔是我最近的亲人。
relative，relation
这两个名词均有“亲戚、亲属”之意。
relative普通用词，常可与relation换用，有时指一般的亲戚。
relation一般指因血统或婚烟关系形成的亲戚。
It is a question of the relation of ethics to economics.
这是一个伦理学和经济学的关系问题。
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He is the sixth person to be arrested in relation to the coup plot.
他是政变阴谋牵涉到的第6个被捕的人。
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The money he'd been ordered to pay was minimal in relation to his salary.
他被要求支付的金额与他的薪水相比微不足道。
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In America they are touting Hugh Grant as the next Cary Grant (no relation).
在美国，他们把休·格兰特吹捧为第二个加里·格兰特（两人并无亲属关系）。
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The close intergrowth and interdependent relation exist in mass media and social structure.
大众传播和社会结构存在着紧密共生和相互依存的关系.
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Her relation with her aunt superficial as that of chance lodgers who pass on the stairs.
姑母和她的关系象经常在楼梯上相遇,同居一栋楼里的寄宿者一样疏远.
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the relation of the farmer to the land
农民和土地的关系
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...a question which has been asked many times in relation to Irish affairs...
被问过多次的关于爱尔兰事务的问题
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We have relations in Canada and Scotland.
我们在加拿大和苏格兰都有亲戚。
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Apparently relations between husband and wife had not improved...
很明显夫妇之间的关系没有改善。
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The fee they are offering bears no relation to the amount of work involved.
他们支付的酬金和所需的工作量无关。
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teacher-pupil relations
师生关系
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(formal)I have some comments to make in relation to (= concerning) this matter.
关于这件事我有几点看法。
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...visits to friends and relations...
拜访亲友
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Its brain is small in relation to (= compared with) its body.
和它的身体相比，它的大脑很小。
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US-Chinese relations
美中关系
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diplomatic/international/foreign relations
外交 / 国际 / 对外关系
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And the article refers also the relation of Burckhart's thinking with Schopenhauer's philosophy.
而这个部分也提及布氏此种历史思想,与叔本华意志哲学之间的关系.
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Greece has established full diplomatic relations with Israel...
希腊已经和以色列建立了全面的外交关系。
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a relation by marriage
姻亲
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(formal)to have sexual relations (= to have sex)
发生性关系
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...a relation between youthful unemployment and drug-related offences...
年轻人失业与毒品相关犯罪之间的关联
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Relations with neighbouring countries are under strain at present.
目前，与邻国的关系正处于紧张状态。
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...women's position in relation to men in the context of the family...
在家庭范围内女人相对于男人的位置
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the relation between rainfall and crop yields
降雨量和农作物产量之间的关系
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Is he any relation to you?
他是你的什么亲戚吗？
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a party for friends and relations
亲戚朋友的聚会
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We seek to improve relations between our two countries.
我们寻求改进我们两国间的关系。
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He's called Brady too, but we're no relation (= not related) .
他也叫布雷迪，但我们不是亲戚。
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a close/near/distant relation of mine
我的一位近亲 / 远亲
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