Concetti Chiave
- Link refers to the connection that joins or relates objects, people, or ideas, either physically or conceptually.
- Examples of links include connections like a wire linking a computer to the Internet or a person acting as a familial glue.
- A missing link is crucial information needed to solve a problem or complete a task, such as evidence in a detective case.
- Relate involves making connections with others by understanding their situations or feelings, influencing how we interact.
- Related describes a close connection between things, often within family or species, such as shared characteristics in biology.
Link
Link means to join or connect two or more objects, people, or ideas, either physically or by proving that they are similar or related to each other. As a noun, a link is the connection that relates or attaches the objects, people, or ideas.
Ex: This gray wire links Susie's computer to the Internet. Make sure you don't unplug it while she is working, or she will lose her connection to the Internet.
Ex: Darren is the link that holds our family together.
A missing link is something, for instance some important information, that you must have to solve a problem or complete something.
Ex: The detective was worried that he would never solve the murder case but then he found the missing link: a footprint left in the victim's back garden.
Ex: Scientists still haven't found the missing link between apes and humans, but they think there was another animal at one time that was similar to both species.
Relate
Relate means to make a connection with someone or something. You can relate to another person by understanding their situation or feelings. How you relate with other people is how you behave and act towards them.
Ex: My friend Laura's mother passed away last week. I can really relate to her because my mother passed away six years ago, and I know how difficult it is.
Ex: Leonard's mother is so friendly and gentle in the way she relates with other people. I don't know how she can be nice all the time!
As an adjective, related means two or more things are connected in a very close way, especially members of the same family.
Ex: I know Anthony quite well actually because I am related to him! His mother and my mother are sisters.
Ex: I never knew that dolphins and whales are related. Today in biology class we learned that they share many similar characteristics.
Domande da interrogazione
- ¿Qué significa "link" y cómo se utiliza en diferentes contextos?
- ¿Cómo se puede "relate" a otra persona y qué implica este término?
- ¿Qué significa "related" y cómo se aplica a diferentes situaciones?
"Link" significa unir o conectar objetos, personas o ideas, ya sea físicamente o demostrando que son similares o están relacionados. Como sustantivo, es la conexión que relaciona o une estos elementos. Por ejemplo, un cable que conecta una computadora a Internet o una persona que mantiene unida a una familia.
"Relate" significa hacer una conexión con alguien o algo, entendiendo su situación o sentimientos. Implica cómo te comportas y actúas hacia otras personas. Por ejemplo, entender el dolor de alguien que ha perdido a un ser querido porque has pasado por una experiencia similar.
"Related" como adjetivo indica que dos o más cosas están conectadas de manera cercana, especialmente en el contexto de miembros de la misma familia. Por ejemplo, saber que dos personas son familiares o que dos especies comparten características similares.