詞彙精選：relaxation的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
n.
鬆弛，放鬆 [U]
例句：
Relaxation exercises can free your body of tension.
放鬆運動可以鬆緩身體的緊張。
例句：
Relaxation techniques are taught in hospitals in order to help all sorts of conditions.
醫院裏教人學習放鬆技巧以應對各種各樣的病情。
例句：
Incorporate relaxation exercises into your work day.
在日常工作中做些放鬆運動。
緩和，減輕 [U]
例句：
We stand firmly for the maintenance of world peace, for the relaxation of international tension and for arms reduction.
我們堅決主張維護世界和平，緩和國際緊張局勢，裁減軍備。
例句：
An atmosphere of relaxation prevails in the Taiwan Straits for the first time in the past four decades.
臺灣海峽出現了四十餘年來前所未有的緩和氣氛。
消遣，娛樂 [U,C]
例句：
Their public services have entitled them to the rest and relaxation of a voyage of this kind.
他們那樣熱心公益服務，現在理當有機會稍稍休息，在這樣一次航行中讓身心舒暢一下。
例句：
I play golf for relaxation.
我打高爾夫球散散心。
二、詞義辨析：
comfort,ease,leisure,relaxation,relief,rest
這些名詞均含“舒適，安逸、悠閒”之意。comfort通常指在擺脫煩人、痛苦的事情，或在要求、願望得到滿足後所感到的舒適。ease指因沒有擔心和憂慮而輕鬆。leisure專指閒暇時間或悠閒狀態。relaxation強調消除肌肉疲勞或思想的緊張狀態，使身心鬆弛，得到休息。relief側重有消除痛苦、不適或困難的負擔，常暗含不利因素已不存在的意味。rest與work相對，強調水分除身心痛勞，不着重休息方式。
三、相關短語：
relaxation method
鬆弛法，弛豫法
relaxation time
弛豫時間，阻尼時間，緩和時間
四、參考例句：
I play golf for relaxation.
我打高爾夫球散心。
Incorporate relaxation exercises into your work day.
在日常工作中做些放鬆運動。
Relaxation exercises can free your body of tension.
放鬆運動可以鬆緩身體的緊張。
We incline to rest and relaxation these days.
這幾天我們想休息輕鬆一下。
His day is evenly divided between work and relaxation.
他每天的時間一半用於工作，一半用於娛樂。
Try to keep work and relaxation in balance.
儘量保持工作與休閒平衡。
That's plenty of time for fun, relaxation and more importantly, recharging the batteries.
這段時間足夠用來放鬆、玩樂或補充能量。
Make a calming lavender air freshener to encourage relaxation and restfulness.
製作一個薰衣草空氣清新劑，可以放鬆心情，緩解疲勞。
Relaxation techniques are taught in hospitals in order to help all sorts of conditions.
醫院裏教人學習放鬆技巧以應對各種各樣的病情。
Relaxation is the key to being an internet sensation according to this picture of Marutaro.
根據Marutaro的這張照片不難判斷，放鬆是成爲網絡爆紅的關鍵因素。
