colleague

英 ['k?li?g] 美['kɑliɡ]

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復(fù)數(shù):?colleagues;

colleague 同事

col-, 強(qiáng)調(diào)。-leag, 收集，選出，詞源同elect, college.字面意思即選到一起的人。

colleague: colleague: [16] A colleague is literally ‘one chosen or delegated to be or work with another’. It comes via French collègue from Latin collēga, a compound noun formed from com- ‘with’ and lēg-, the stem of lēgāre ‘choose’ (whence also English legation and delegate) and lēx ‘law’ (source of English legal, legitimate, etc). Despite the similarity in spelling, it is not related to English league.
=> college, delegate, legal, legitimate
colleague (n.): 1530s, from Middle French collègue (16c.), from Latin collega "partner in office," from com- "with" (see com-) + leg-, stem of legare "to choose" (see legate). So, "one chosen to work with another," or "one chosen at the same time as another."

1. He was fired from his job after roughing up a colleague.: 他因?yàn)閷?duì)一位同事動(dòng)粗而被開除了。

2. He had been invited to sup with a colleague and his wife.: 他已經(jīng)受邀和一位同事及其夫人共進(jìn)晚餐。

3. I hesitated, not wanting to tell tales about my colleague.: 我猶豫了，不想說同事的壞話。

4. A jealous colleague could spread scandalous gossip about you.: 一個(gè)心懷嫉妒的同事可能會(huì)散播有關(guān)你的丑聞謠言。

5. A colleague urged him to see a psychiatrist, but Faulkner refused.: 一位同事竭力勸福克納去看精神病醫(yī)生，但他拒絕了。