Playfellow
“Playfellow”是名词,指一起玩耍的伙伴或同伴,尤其指儿童的游戏玩伴。语气较为文雅或略带怀旧色彩,现代口语中更常用”playmate”,但”playfellow”在文学作品和正式语境中仍可见。
- “He and his playfellow built sandcastles on the beach every summer.” (每年夏天,他和玩伴一起在沙滩上堆沙堡。)
- “The two girls had been playfellows since kindergarten.” (这两个女孩从幼儿园起就是玩伴。)
- “In the novel, the hero reunites with his childhood playfellow after many years.” (小说中,主人公多年后与童年玩伴重逢。)
“Playfellow”由古英语”plegian”(玩耍)演变而来的”play”与”fellow”(同伴)复合而成。“Fellow”源自古英语”feolaga”,原指共同出资的合伙人,后泛指伙伴。
“Playfellow”是复合名词,由”play”和”fellow”直接组合,没有额外词缀。
“Playfellow”在19世纪英国儿童文学中极为常见,如刘易斯·卡罗尔和查尔斯·金斯利的作品。它传达出一种纯真、平等的童年友谊,与现代心理学强调的”同伴游戏”(peer play)对儿童社交发展的重要性相呼应。
- 固定搭配: “childhood playfellow” (童年玩伴), “old playfellow” (老玩伴)
“play”是玩耍,“fellow”是伙伴——一起玩耍的伙伴就是”playfellow”。
“Every afternoon, little Mia and her playfellow raced their bicycles down the lane until the streetlights came on.” (每天下午,小米娅和她的玩伴骑着自行车在小巷里比赛,直到路灯亮起。)