closely related

/ˌkloʊsli rɪˈleɪtɪd/· adjective phrase

科学/科研/医疗B2

closely related
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Chinese meaning

亲qīn缘yuán关guān系xì接jiē近jìn的de;近jìn缘yuán的de

关guān系xì或huò血xuè缘yuán上shàng十shí分fēn接jiē近jìn

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已yǐ灭miè绝jué的de美měi洲zhōu猎liè豹bào实shí为wèi美měi洲zhōu狮shī的de近jìn亲qīn

Example

But in a new study published in the journal Current Biology, researchers reveal that the extinct cat was more closely related to pumas.

但dàn在zài《当dāng代dài生shēng物wù学xué》期qī刊kān发fā表biǎo的de一yī项xiàng新xīn研yán究jiū中zhōng,研yán究jiū人rén员yuán发fā现xiàn这zhè种zhǒng已yǐ灭miè绝jué的de猫māo科kē动dòng物wù与yǔ美měi洲zhōu狮shī的de亲qīn缘yuán关guān系xì更gèng为wéi接jiē近jìn

Source: Phys.org · 6 Sep 2026

Background ✎

一yī项xiàng发fā表biǎo在zài《当dāng代dài生shēng物wù学xué》的de新xīn研yán究jiū显xiǎn示shì,曾céng被bèi称chēng为wéi美měi洲zhōu猎liè豹bào的de已yǐ灭miè绝jué猫māo科kē动dòng物wùMiracinonyx trumani,其qí实shí亲qīn缘yuán关guān系xì更gèng接jiē近jìn美měi洲zhōu狮shī而ér非fēi猎liè豹bào。

Roots · etymology

related源自拉丁referre,意为带回、联系

  • closely(紧密地,close的副词)+ related(relate的过去分词,有关联的)

Collocations

  • closely related to / closely related species / closely related languages

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