The relation between ocean temperature and hurricane intensity has been a focus of meteorological research for decades.
海洋温度与飓风强度之间的关系数十年来一直是气象研究的焦点。
Which choice best defines “relation”?
D — The ways in which two or more people or groups behave towards each other. “relation” means the ways in which two or more people or groups behave towards each other.
Which word means “the ways in which two or more people or groups behave towards each other”?
D — relation. “relation” means the ways in which two or more people or groups behave towards each other.
relation — the ways in which two or more people or groups behave towards each other. In Chinese: 关系，交往.
relation is pronounced /rɪˈleɪʃən/.
The relation between ocean temperature and hurricane intensity has been a focus of meteorological research for decades. (海洋温度与飓风强度之间的关系数十年来一直是气象研究的焦点。)
connection, association, interaction — all close in meaning to relation (the ways in which two or more people or groups behave towards each other).
Yes. relation is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.