| 单词 | companion |
| 释义 | companion companion1 —companionless, adj. /keuhm pan"yeuhn/, n. 1. a person who is frequently in the company of, associates with, or accompanies another: my son and his two companions. 2. a person employed to accompany, assist, or live with another in the capacity of a helpful friend. 3. a mate or match for something: White wine is the usual companion of fish. 4. a handbook or guide: a bird watcher's companion. 5. a member of the lowest rank in an order of knighthood or of a grade in an order. 6. Also called companion star, comes. Astron. the fainter of the two stars that constitute a double star. Cf. primary (def. 19b). 7. Obs. a fellow. v.t. 8. to be a companion to; accompany. [1250-1300; ME compainoun < AF; OF compaignon < LL companion- (s. of companio) messmate, equiv. to com- COM- + pan(is) bread + -ion- -ION; presumably as trans. of a Gmc word; cf. Goth gahlaiba, OHG galeipo] Syn. 1. comrade, partner, mate. See acquaintance. companion2 /keuhm pan"yeuhn/, n. Naut. 1. a covering over the top of a companionway. 2. a companionway. [1755-65; alter. of D kampanje quarterdeck < F (chambre de la) compagne pantry of a medieval galley] |
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