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单词 companionable
释义

companion1 /kəm-panˈyən/

noun
  1. A person who keeps company or frequently associates with another, either voluntarily or as a profession
  2. A member of an order of knighthood, esp in a lower grade
  3. One of a pair or set of things
  4. An often pocket-sized book on a particular subject (as in angler's companion)
transitive verb (rare)

To accompany

adjective
  1. Of the nature of a companion
  2. Accompanying
ORIGIN: Fr compagnon, from LL compānium a mess, from L com- with, and pānis bread

companˈiable adjective (obsolete)

Sociable

companˈionable adjective

  1. Fit to be a companion
  2. Agreeable

companˈionableness noun

companˈionably adverb

companˈionate adjective

  1. Acting as or resembling a companion
  2. Suited to be a companion

companˈioned adjective

Having a companion

companˈionhood noun

companˈionless adjective

companˈionship noun

  1. The state of being a companion
  2. Company, fellowship
  3. A body of companions

companionate marriage noun

A form of marriage proposed in the 1920s with legalized birth control and divorce by mutual consent

companion animal noun

(in politically correct language) a pet

companˈion-in-arms noun

A fellow soldier

companion set noun

A set of fireside implements on a stand

companion star noun

A star appearing to be close to another though not necessarily near it in space, eg the fainter component of a double star

Companion of Literature

An honour (instituted 1961) conferred by the Royal Society of Literature (abbrev CLitt.)

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