| 单词 | mate |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [meit] |
| 解释 | n.伙伴；配偶；v.交配 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 伙伴(a friend);配偶(one of a male-female pair);v. 交配(make into a pair) |
| 字源 | mate (n.1) "associate, fellow, comrade," mid-14c., also "companion" (late 14c.), from Middle Low German mate, gemate "one eating at the same table, messmate," from Proto-Germanic *ga-maton "having food (*matiz) together (*ga-)," which is etymologically identical with companion. Cognate with Danish and Swedish mat, German Maat "mate," Dutch maat, from German. Meaning "one of a wedded pair" is attested from 1540s. Used as a form of address by sailors, laborers, etc., since at least mid-15c. Meaning "officer on a merchant vessel is from late 15c. mate (v.1) c.1500, "to equal, rival," 1590s as "to match, couple, marry, join in marriage," from mate (n.1). Also, of animals, "to pair for the purpose of breeding." Related: Mated; mating. mate (v.2) "checkmate," c.1300, from Old French mater "to checkmate, defeat, overcome," from mat "checkmated" (see checkmate (v.)). mate (n.2) in chess, "a condition of checkmate," c.1300, mat, from Middle French mat, from Old French mater (see mate (v.2)). |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】classmate 同学 【相关】roommate 室友 |
Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.
Next card: Materialize material mə'tiəriəlaiz v.赋予形体，使具体化；实现 英 v 赋予形体(represent form)；实现(to
Previous card: Masticate v ate mæstikeit v.咀嚼；把…磨成浆 英 咀嚼 chew
Up to card list: 极品GRE红宝书(简体中文)