relationship
英 [rɪ'leɪʃ(ə)nʃɪp]
美[rɪ'leʃən'ʃɪp]
英英释意
- 1. a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness);
- "the relationship between mothers and their children"
- 2. a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection);
- "he didn't want his wife to know of the relationship"
- 3. a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries
- 4. state of relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption