Related
学术与新闻语境中 “related to” 说明主题或因果联系；家庭语境中 “closely related” 指血缘近。过去分词来自 relate，强调已被建立起的关联。
- “Stress is closely related to sleep quality.” (压力与睡眠质量密切相关。)
- “The two languages are related but not identical.” (这两种语言有亲缘关系，但并不相同。)
- “Only employees and related family members may use the gym.” (只有员工及其亲属可使用健身房。)
拉丁语 referre（带回、叙述）→ relatus；现代英语 “relate” 由“叙述”引申为“建立联系”。
前缀 “re-” 表“再次、相互”，词根 “lat” 与携带、带来有关，过去分词 “-ed” 作形容词。
健康科普里 “diet-related diseases” 很常见；数据库与编程中 “related records” 指关联记录。
- 固定搭配: “related to” (与……相关), “closely related” (密切相关), “work-related” (与工作相关的)
- 动词: relate；名词: relation, relationship
re-（互相）+ late（带来联系）→ relate → related（被联系在一起的）。
“The podcast episodes are related: each one continues the story of the same travelers.” (这些播客集彼此相关：每一集都延续同一群旅人的故事。)