If a club, school, company, or group is affiliated, it is a member of a larger organisation, or is closely tied to it.

If如果 a club, school, company, or group一個社團、學校、公司或團體 is affiliated是affiliated的， it它 is a member就是 of a larger organisation某個更大組織的成員， or或是 is closely tied to it跟它關係很緊密。

A small clinic may be affiliated with a big hospital. A local club may be affiliated with a national body. The smaller one is not the same as the larger one; it belongs, partners, or sits under that bigger name.

A small clinic一間小診所 may be affiliated with可能affiliated於 a big hospital一間大醫院。 A local club一個地方社團 may be affiliated with可能affiliated於 a national body一個全國性的組織。 The smaller one比較小的那個 is not the same as跟 the larger one比較大的那個不是同一個； it它 belongs, partners, or sits under隸屬、合作，或掛在 that bigger name那個比較大的名號底下。

People are also described as affiliated with a university or a party, meaning they have an official link, not just a liking.

People人 are also described as也會被說是 affiliated with跟 a university or a party一所大學或一個政黨 affiliated， meaning這意思是 they have an official link他們有正式的關係， not just a liking而不只是單純喜歡。

It is a calm, official word — more at home on websites and in reports than in chat.

It它 is a calm, official word是個平和、官方一點的字 —— more at home比較常出現在 on websites and in reports網站和報告裡 than in chat而不是聊天時。

Though actually, speakers sometimes stretch it to mean vaguely connected. The tidy use is a real, named link you could point to.

Though actually不過其實， speakers有些人 sometimes stretch it有時候會把這個字用得寬鬆一點 to mean vaguely connected變成只是說「有點關係」。 The tidy use它嚴謹的用法 is a real, named link指的是一個真實、有名字可以指出來的關係 you could point to你可以具體指出來的。