colleague

记忆“colleague”可以将其拆分为“col-”和“league”。想象一个“league”（联盟）由许多“col”或“co”（共同）的人组成，他们共同工作在同一个团队或公司中，这样就能记住“colleague”指的是同事。

colleague 同事

col-, 强调。-leag, 收集，选出，词源同elect, college.字面意思即选到一起的人。

colleague

colleague: [16] A colleague is literally ‘one chosen or delegated to be or work with another’. It comes via French collègue from Latin collēga, a compound noun formed from com- ‘with’ and lēg-, the stem of lēgāre ‘choose’ (whence also English legation and delegate) and lēx ‘law’ (source of English legal, legitimate, etc). Despite the similarity in spelling, it is not related to English league.
=> college, delegate, legal, legitimate

colleague (n.)

1530s, from Middle French collègue (16c.), from Latin collega "partner in office," from com- "with" (see com-) + leg-, stem of legare "to choose" (see legate). So, "one chosen to work with another," or "one chosen at the same time as another."

1. He was fired from his job after roughing up a colleague.

他因为对一位同事动粗而被开除了。

2. He had been invited to sup with a colleague and his wife.

他已经受邀和一位同事及其夫人共进晚餐。

3. I hesitated, not wanting to tell tales about my colleague.

我犹豫了，不想说同事的坏话。

4. A jealous colleague could spread scandalous gossip about you.

一个心怀嫉妒的同事可能会散播有关你的丑闻谣言。

5. A colleague urged him to see a psychiatrist, but Faulkner refused.

一位同事竭力劝福克纳去看精神病医生，但他拒绝了。

【comrade, companion, colleague, partner, fellow, associate】
这组词都有“同事，伙伴”的意思，其区别是：
comrade: 指具有共同的事业、利益关系相一致的人。
companion: 指陪伴他人的人，即同伴或陪伴。
colleague: 一般用于对同事的正式称呼，基本上专用在职业关系上。
partner: 指事业中处于合伙关系的人，或指婚姻、游戏、跳舞中的另一方。
fellow: 多用复数形式，指一块住、生活或同行共事的人。
associate: 普通用词，侧重指在利害关系上密切相关。

【client, colleague, co-worker, employee】
client: 客户
colleague: 同事
co-worker: 同事
employee: 雇员