correlation
翻譯
相關, 關聯
例句
There is a strong correlation between smoking and cancer.
吸煙與癌症之間有很強的相關性。
They found a positive correlation between the two variables.
他們發現這兩個變量之間存在正相關關係。
文法模式
a correlation ((between sth. and sth.)) (某事物和某事物)之間的相關性 There is a correlation between smoking and cancer.
近義詞
同義詞:connection, link, association; 反義詞:disconnection, independence
詞源
由「correlate」加上名詞後綴「-ion」構成,意為「共同關聯的狀態」。
記憶技巧
記住這句名言:「相關性不代表因果關係 (Correlation does not imply causation)」。