
好词典

由room(房间)和mate(伙伴)组成,最早记录于19世纪中叶。
❶ 指同住一个房间或公寓的人,通常分担房租和生活空间,可能是朋友、同学或陌生人。
“My roommate and I share the rent for this apartment.”
(我和室友共同分担这套公寓的租金。)
“She became good friends with her college roommate.”
(她和大学室友成了好朋友。)
old roommate — 指曾经一起住过的人,可能保持联系也可能不再往来。
“I ran into my old roommate at the supermarket yesterday.”
(昨天我在超市偶遇了我的前室友。)