relationally
relationally — 副詞
1. describing how people interact with or are connected to one another within a fam
人際關係上
描述家庭或群體中成員的連結方式
describing how people interact with or are connected to one another within a family, group, or other social unit
Nadia and her brother have always been close relationally, even after moving to different cities.
Nadia 和她弟弟即使搬到不同城市後，在人際關係上仍然非常親近。
relationally close — describing interpersonal bonds
The two branches of the Choi family are relationally distant and rarely meet at events.
崔家的兩房人在關係上很疏遠，很少在家族活動中碰面。
relationally distant — opposite of close bonds
Adisa found that the team worked much better once they started communicating more relationally.
Adisa 發現團隊開始用更注重人際關係的方式溝通後，合作順暢了許多。
After two years of therapy, Mei-Lin developed a relationally healthy way of trusting her partner.
經過兩年的心理治療，Mei-Lin 發展出一種在人際關係上健康的信任伴侶方式。
- interpersonally
more formal and specifically about social interaction between people
- socially
broader — covers group dynamics beyond just personal relationships
- independently
acting or existing without interpersonal connection
文法句型
used before an adjective or after a verb to describe interpersonal connections
用法筆記
Most common in psychology, sociology, and family-studies contexts. Often modifies adjectives like 'close', 'distant', 'healthy', or 'connected'.
常見錯誤
2. describing how two or more things connect to or affect one another within a syst
關聯上
以顯示或建立事物之間聯繫的方式
describing how two or more things connect to or affect one another within a system, framework, or argument
Sofia showed how supply and demand are relationally connected in local housing markets.
Sofia 在她的報告中展示了供需如何在地產市場中相互關聯。
relationally connected — abstract link between theories
Professor Amara mapped how each clause in the story was relationally structured to build suspense.
Amara 教授分析了故事中每個子句如何透過關係結構來營造懸念。
In the chemistry lab, two salt solutions were relationally dependent — changing one altered the other.
在化學實驗室裡，兩種鹽類溶液彼此關聯——改變其中一種，另一種也隨之變化。
The artist maps colours relationally, placing complementary shades next to each other.
這位藝術家根據色彩之間的相對關係來安排，把互補色放在相鄰的位置。
- structurally
focuses on arrangement rather than connection between parts
- correlatively
more specific — implies a mutual or reciprocal relationship
- independently
without dependence on or connection to other items
文法句型
used before an adjective or after a verb to describe links between abstract entities
用法筆記
Rare in everyday speech. Occurs mainly in academic or technical writing where the relationship between concepts or entities is the focus.
relationally — 形容詞
- relationallypositive
- more relationallycomparative
- most relationallysuperlative
1. involving or describing the way that people, groups, or concepts are linked to o
關係的
涉及人、群體或概念之間的連結
involving or describing the way that people, groups, or concepts are linked to one another
The course taught relational skills such as active listening and conflict resolution.
這門課程教導關係技巧，例如積極傾聽和衝突解決。
relational skills — abilities for managing relationships
Yuki studied relational patterns among fishing families in a coastal village in southern Thailand.
Yuki 研究了泰國南部一個沿海村莊中漁民家庭的關係模式。
Naomi's thesis examined relational aspects of power between nurses and doctors at a city hospital.
Naomi 的論文探討了市立醫院中護理師與醫師之間權力的關係面向。
The therapist helped the couple identify unhealthy relational cycles in their marriage.
治療師幫助這對伴侶辨識他們婚姻中的不健康關係循環。
- interpersonal
more common in everyday English for describing relationships between people
- connective
broader — can apply to ideas or objects, not just people
- isolated
existing without relation or connection to others
文法句型
relational + noun (patterns, aspects, skills, systems)
用法筆記
Often used as a neutral descriptor in academic contexts — psychology, sociology, business. Does not imply closeness or distance; it simply signals that relations are the object of study or description.
常見錯誤
2. connected to family connections, such as those between parents, children, grandp
親屬的
與家庭血緣或姻親連結有關的
connected to family connections, such as those between parents, children, grandparents, or other relatives
In many cultures, relational terms like 'aunt' extend to close friends of the family.
在許多文化中，像『阿姨』這樣的親屬稱謂也適用於家裡的好朋友。
relational terms — kinship vocabulary
Dr. Fatima documented the relational structures of three Indigenous villages in the Malaysian rainforest.
Fatima 博士記錄了馬來西亞雨林中三個原住民村落的親屬結構。
Relational ties among the Luo people of East Africa determine land inheritance and marriage rules.
東非 Luo 族人之間的親屬關係決定了土地繼承權和婚姻規範。
The database maps relational links between members of the extended family across five generations.
這份資料庫繪製了橫跨五代的大家庭成員之間的親屬連結。
文法句型
relational + noun (ties, terms, systems, structures)
用法筆記
Primarily used in anthropology and genealogy. In everyday English, 'family' or 'kinship' is preferred over 'relational' for this meaning.