participant
                    
      英 [pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.pənt]                            
                        美 [pɑːrˈtɪs.ə.pənt]                    
                    
                    
                    
                 
                
             
                        
            
                1、parti- + cip- + -ant.
2、含义:share, partake.
3、其构词与词源含义与partake(缩略自part-take)有异曲同工之妙;其实,partake就是根据participate的词源信息构词的。            
                        
            
                participant 参加者来自participate,参与,-ant,人。
             
                        
            
                
- participant (adj.)
- 1540s, from Latin participantem (nominative participans), present participle of participare "to share in, partake of," from particeps "sharing, partaking" (see participation).
- participant (n.)
- 1560s, from Middle French participant, from Latin participantem (nominative participans), present participle of participare "to share in, partake of" from particeps "sharing, partaking" (see participation).
 
                
- 1. A youthful teacher, he finds himself an unwilling participant in school politics. 
- 作为一名年轻教师,他发现自己并不情愿地参与到了学校的权力争斗中。
- 2. He has been an active participant in the discussion. 
- 他一直积极参与这次讨论。
- 3. The engineer was an eager participant in technical co - operation. 
- 那位工程师热心参与技术合作.
- 4. She is an active participant in this activity. 
- 她积极参与这项活动.
- 5. There is no comparison between the knowledge and skill of such a player and the ordinary casual participant. 
- 临时的普通参赛者无法与这种选手所掌握的知识和技巧相提并论。