relate學測 L2KK [rɪˈlet] ｜ /rɪˈleɪt/
敘述；講述·建立關聯·產生共鳴；理解
學測必考動詞，一字三義易混淆
When she related her own story, everyone in the room could suddenly relate to her pain.
當她敘述自己的故事時，在場所有人突然都對她的痛苦產生了共鳴。
一個畫面：牽線搭橋
開口敘述把經過從頭到尾說出來
兩端連線把兩件事用一條線接起來
心弦共振別人的故事觸動自己的感受
義項
台上敘述B1verb敘述；講述
The boy stood in front of the class and related his summer trip.
那個男孩站在全班面前，敘述他的暑假旅行。
relate a storyrelate an experience
兩點連線A2verb建立關聯
The teacher tried to relate the new lesson to something the students already knew.
老師試著把新的課程和學生已經知道的東西連結起來。
relate A to Bclosely related
心弦共鳴B1verb產生共鳴；理解
Many students could relate to the boy's story about losing his dog.
許多學生都能對那個男孩弄丟狗的故事產生共鳴。
really relate torelate to someone
片語
relate to感同身受 →理解並認同對方的感受
relate A to B牽線搭橋 →把A和B連結在一起
be related to彼此有關 →和某件事有關聯
你會不會這樣說？
'The boy stood in front of the class and ___ his summer trip.' (A) related (B) related to
看答案
(A)
此句是敘述義，後面直接加受詞，不需要加 to。
'Many students could relate to the boy's story about losing his dog.' 這裡的 relate to 最接近哪個意思？(A) 敘述 (B) 建立關聯 (C) 產生共鳴
看答案
(C)
故事讓學生產生情感共鳴，而非單純敘述事情經過。
字族
relation 關係；關聯・relationship （人際）關係・related 相關的；有關聯的