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  4. colleague

colleague

/ˈkɒliːɡ/
同事

She discussed the project with her colleagues.

她和同事讨论了这个项目。


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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