colleague

• n. 同僚、同僚

col-、強調する。-leag、集める、選ぶ、語源的にはelect、collegeと同じ。

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 .

彼は同僚に乱暴をしたために除名された。

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

彼はすでに同僚とその夫人と夕食を共にするように招待されている。

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

同僚の悪口を言いたくないとためらった。

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

嫉妬心のある同僚が、あなたに関するスキャンダルの噂を広めるかもしれません。

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

同僚がフォークナーに精神科医に診てもらうよう勧めたが断った。