"be related to" 是系表结构("be + 形容词 related"),核心含义分两类:
1、 普通关联:表示与……有关;涉及;和……有联系 (强调事物间的逻辑、因果或间接关联);
2、 亲属关系:表示与……有亲属关系 (强调血缘或婚姻上的联系)。
主语(人/物) + be (am/is/are/was/were) + related to + 名词/代词/名词性短语(不能直接接从句)。
物作主语:The accident is related to bad weather.(这起事故与恶劣天气有关。)
人作主语:His anxiety is related to work pressure.(他的焦虑与工作压力有关。)
修饰语强化:可加副词(如 closely, directly, indirectly)表示关联程度:
Her success is closely related to her persistence.(她的成功与她的坚持密切相关。)
The disease is directly related to poor hygiene.(这种疾病与卫生条件差直接相关。)
Are you related to the Johnsons next door?(你和隔壁的约翰逊一家有亲属关系吗?)
He is related to me by marriage.(他和我是姻亲。)
The old man is related to the royal family.(这位老人和皇室有亲属关系。)
同义:be connected with(与……相连)、be associated with(与……关联)、have something to do with(与……有关);
反义:be unrelated to(与……无关)、be irrelevant to(与……不相关)、have nothing to do with(与……毫无关系)。
不接从句:若需表达与……(某事)有关 ,需将从句转化为名词性成分(如动名词、"the fact that..." 结构):
❌ The problem is related to that he missed the deadline.(错误)
✅ The problem is related to his missing the deadline.(正确:his missing 是动名词短语)
✅ The problem is related to the fact that he missed the deadline.(正确:the fact that... 是同位语从句)
"be related to" 是高频实用短语,核心是关联 ——既可以指事物间的逻辑联系,也可以指人的亲属关系。掌握其结构(接名词/代词)和修饰语(如 closely),就能灵活运用在日常交流或写作中。