一對多的關聯性 / as well as / 「種

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一對多的關聯性如何表達

對於二者之間的關聯性，我們一般表達成correlation/association/relationship between A and B, 如：correlation between BMI and leptin concentration。但是，一對多的關聯性該如何表達？比如，要表達A與B/C之間的關聯性，如果表達成correlation between A and B and C，意思很不明確。這種情況下，可以表達成correlation of A with B and C，如：correlation of serum CRP with age and BMI。

使用as well as時需要注意的一個地方

關於as well as的使用，如果是三項或三項以上時，as well as之前的幾項需要一個and來連接，即：A and B, as well as C；A, B, and C, as well as D. 一般不說：A, B, as well as C. 應用舉例如下：

• The cultured cells were examined to assess growth and morphology, as well as bacterial contamination.
• The growth and morphology, as well as bacterial contamination, of cultured cells were assessed.
• Sensitivity and specificity, as well as positive and negative predictive values, were calculated.

有「種」不如無「種」

各「種」不一定要把「kind」或「type」譯出來；比如，「幾種細胞系」和「幾種細胞因子」寫

成「several cell lines」和「several cytokines」就可以了，不用寫成「several kinds (types) of cell lines」和「several kinds (types) of cytokines」。