[no obj.]have a mutual relationship or connection, in which one thing affects or depends on another 相关;关联 the study found that success in the educational system correlates highly with class. 研究发现教育系统的成功与课堂大有关系。 ■[with obj.]establish such a relationship or connection between 建立关系;建立联系 we should correlate general trends in public opinion with trends in the content of television news. 我们必须将舆论的总趋势和电视新闻内容的趋势联系起来。
noun
each of two or more related or complementary things 互相关联的事物;相辅相成的事物 strategies to promote health should pay greater attention to financial hardship and other correlates of poverty. 促进保健措施同时更要考虑经济困难以及与贫穷相关的问题。
语源
mid 17th cent. (as a noun): back-formation from correlation and correlative