
associate
词源
源自拉丁语 'associatus',由 'ad-'(向)和 'sociare'(联合)组成,14世纪通过古法语 'associer' 进入英语。
verb
❶ 将某事物与另一事物联系起来,在脑海中形成连接。常用于描述因共同出现或相似性而产生的联想。
“People often associate roses with love.”
(人们常将玫瑰与爱情联系在一起。)
“I always associate this song with my childhood.”
(我总是把这首歌和我的童年联系起来。)
❶ 与他人建立工作或社交关系,尤指以合作或同事的身份交往。
“She prefers not to associate with dishonest people.”
(她不愿与不诚实的人来往。)
“The two companies agreed to associate on the new project.”
(两家公司同意在新项目上合作。)
noun
❶ 指工作伙伴或同事,通常指职位略低于正式员工的助理人员。在学术领域也指副教授。
“He started as an associate at the law firm.”
(他最初在这家律师事务所担任助理律师。)
“The research associate helped with the experiments.”
(这位研究助理协助完成了实验。)
❶ 与某组织有联系但非正式成员的人,或商业合作方。
“The club has both members and associates.”
(该俱乐部既有正式会员也有非正式会员。)
“Our company has associates in over 20 countries.”
(我们公司在20多个国家有合作伙伴。)
adjective
❶ 形容非正式或次要的成员身份,或指与主要事物相关的附属性质。
“She holds an associate position at the university.”
(她在大学担任非终身教职的副教授职位。)
“The associate members don't have voting rights.”
(准会员没有投票权。)
常见短语
associate with — 表示与某人或某事建立联系或关系,可用于社交或概念层面的连接。
“You should be careful about who you associate with.”
(你应该注意与什么人来往。)
associate degree — 指美国社区学院或部分大学颁发的两年制副学士学位,介于高中文凭和学士学位之间。
“She earned an associate degree in nursing before becoming a registered nurse.”
(她在成为注册护士前先获得了护理专业的副学士学位。)
associate professor — 大学教师职称体系中的副教授职位,通常介于助理教授和正教授之间。
“After six years as an assistant professor, he was promoted to associate professor.”
(在担任六年助理教授后,他被提升为副教授。)