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colleague

/ˈkɒliːɡ/
noun★中级— 同事
正式

在同一机构、公司或团队中共事的人。

My colleague from the marketing department will join our meeting.

来自营销部的同事会加入我们的会议。

She has been a valued colleague for over ten years.

她作为一位受人尊重的同事已经超过十年了。

💡

强调工作关系,通常用于正式或专业场合。

非正式

同伴、伙伴(较少见,多用于泛指共事者)。

We were colleagues in the same hiking club.

我们曾是同一个徒步俱乐部的伙伴。

💡

此义较少使用,多用于非正式场合。

搭配

work colleague工作同事senior colleague资深同事colleague support同事支持close colleague亲密同事

同义词

coworkerassociatepeerfellow worker

反义词

superiorbossmanagersubordinate

相关短语

team up with colleagues短语
与同事合作
colleague of long standing短语
多年的老同事

💡专业提示

避免误用场合

‘colleague’通常用于职场或专业环境,在非工作场合(如朋友聚会)请勿使用。例如: ❌ ‘He’s my colleague.’(指朋友时) ✅ ‘He’s my friend.’(正确)

⚡黄金法则

区分‘colleague’与‘friend’

‘colleague’强调工作关系,而‘friend’强调私人关系。在中文中,‘同事’仅指工作伙伴,‘朋友’则指私交。避免将非工作关系称为‘colleague’。”

📖词源

源自拉丁语‘collega’(同事),由‘col-’(共同)+ ‘legare’(委任、选择)构成,原指在古罗马政府中共事的官员。16世纪进入英语,保留了‘共同工作’的核心含义。

📝用法说明

1. 正式场合多用‘colleague’,非正式场合可用‘coworker’或‘mate’(英式英语)。 2. 指代上级或下级时,需明确说明(如‘senior colleague’或‘junior colleague’)。 3. 在中文中,‘同事’既可指同一公司的同事,也可泛指同一领域的合作者。

单词拆解

col-
共同、一起
prefix
+
-lega
委任、选择
root
+
-ue
suffix
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