associate

英 [?'s????e?t; -s?e?t] 美[?'so??et]

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復數:?associates;第三人稱單數:?associates;過去式:?associated;過去分詞:?associated;現在分詞:?associating;

associate 協作

前綴as- 同ad-. 詞根soc, 聯系，同society, 社會。

associate: associate: [14] Latin socius meant ‘companion’ (it is related to English sequel and sue), and has spawned a host of English words, including social, sociable, society, and socialism. In Latin, a verb was formed from it, using the prefix ad- ‘to’: associāre ‘unite’. Its past participle, associātus, was borrowed into English as an adjective, associate; its use as a verb followed in the 15th century, and as a noun in the 16th century.
=> sequel, social, society, sue
associate (v.): mid-15c., from Latin associatus past participle of associare "join with," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + sociare "unite with," from socius "companion" (see social (adj.)). Related: Associated; associating. Earlier form of the verb was associen (late 14c.), from Old French associier "associate (with)."
associate (n.): 1530s, from associate (adj.).
associate (adj.): early 15c., "allied, connected, paired," from Latin associatus, past participle of associare (see associate (v.)).

1. A former associate of Mr. Pierce's was among the project's boosters.: 皮爾斯先生的一個前合伙人是這個計劃的熱心支持者之一。

2. The press feels the need to associate itself with the green movement.: 媒體感到有必要支持綠色運動。

3. He will remain affiliated with the firm as a special associate director.: 他將作為特別副經理繼續為該公司工作。