partner
/ˈpɑrtnɚ/KK
/ˈpɑɹtnɚ/IPA
pɑr·tnɚ
變化形
partners
1.
夥伴;搭檔
與某人一起工作、共同進行活動,或在比賽中同組的人。
用法:通常是可數名詞。表示「某人的搭檔」時,常用所有格,如 my partner、her partner。
My project partner and I are meeting at the library after class.
我和我的分組夥伴下課後要在圖書館碰面。
Please discuss the questions with your partner.
請和你的搭檔討論這些問題。
2.
伴侶;另一半
與某人有穩定親密關係的人,不一定表示已婚,也不特別限定性別。
用法:談論親密關係時,partner 常搭配 possessive,如 your partner、his partner。不可直接當作 spouse 的完全同義詞,因為 partner 不一定已婚。
She and her partner moved into a new apartment near the MRT station.
她和她的伴侶搬進捷運站附近的新公寓。
You are welcome to bring your partner to our Lunar New Year dinner.
歡迎你帶另一半來參加我們的農曆新年晚餐。
3.
合夥人;股東
與他人共同出資、擁有或經營企業的人。
用法:常見於 partner in a firm、business partner 等說法。business partner 有時也泛指商業合作對象,不一定是法律上的合夥人。
Her father started the bakery with two business partners.
她父親和兩位合夥人一起創立了那間麵包店。
After working at the company for several years, he became a partner.
在公司工作了幾年後,他成為了合夥人。
4.
合作夥伴;合作方
與另一個組織、公司、政府或國家共同合作以達成目標的單位。
用法:此義項的 partner 可指非人事物,因此可說 a local partner 或 trading partners。
Taiwan has many important trading partners.
台灣有許多重要的貿易夥伴。
The school worked with a local partner to clean the beach.
這所學校和當地的合作夥伴一起清理海灘。
常見錯誤
My partner and me finished the report.
My partner and I finished the report.
She is my partner for ten years.
She has been my partner for ten years.
We partnered together with a local shop.
We partnered with a local shop.
I discussed the project with my partner of class.
I discussed the project with my class partner./I discussed the project with my partner in class.
相關字詞
學習提示
・partner 最常指「搭檔」或「伴侶」,須靠上下文判斷意思。
・在學校分組活動中,老師常說 Find a partner 或 Work with a partner。
・partner 作動詞時常接 with:The school partnered with a museum。