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词汇 compatriot
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Definition of compatriot in English:

compatriot

noun kəmˈpeɪtrɪətkəmˈpatrɪətkəmˈpeɪtriət
  • A fellow citizen or national of a country.

    同国人;同胞

    Stich defeated his compatriot Boris Becker in the quarter-finals
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Frenchwoman then suggested that her compatriots may simply have voted no because they do not know enough about Europe.
    • It sounded positive, but those evenings will be a lot more fun if Woods delivers, and inspires his compatriots, on the field of play.
    • If his native tongue did not qualify him to join his compatriots in singing the anthem, his body language was fluent enough.
    • Like many of her compatriots, she has been away from home a long time.
    • Currently, he has come back to his home country to help boost the national spirit of his compatriots.
    • One of my compatriots is working on a plan to get us back to the level of protection before Hurricane Katrina.
    • They have proven time and again that they are head and shoulders above their sporting compatriots in Ireland.
    • Cortez's case struck a responsive and sympathetic chord in the hearts of his compatriots.
    • He was ‘mellow’ by now according to one of the compatriots who had accompanied him to Scotland.
    • There's a subliminal message to my compatriots in this video too.
    • The disco-loving teenager became a team player, and the bond between her and her compatriots was highlighted in Sydney.
    • But, it seems, fans of the present generation have time only for their own compatriots.
    • I can't claim to be a socialist if I'm not prepared to help my fellow compatriot when I can.
    • The two losers got to follow in the footsteps of their fellow compatriots by walking the plank.
    • I guess this is a tad defensive, but I don't like seeing my compatriots dissed by someone who should know better.
    • From the past sorrows, we derive our self-respect to love our compatriots.
    • They reject their compatriots as ‘natives’ and sneer at their ignorant ways.
    • At the end of their contracts, his two compatriots headed home for Spain, while Martinez signed for another four years.
    • Few of her compatriots - those watching and those queuing overnight for a glimpse of the show courts - are able to do that.
    • I want the cosmopolitan feel of a newspaper that I know is also read by several hundred thousand of my compatriots at least.
    Synonyms
    fellow countryman, fellow countrywoman, countryman, countrywoman, fellow citizen, fellow national

Origin

Late 16th century: from French compatriote, from late Latin compatriota (translating Greek sumpatriōtēs), from com- 'together with' + patriota (see patriot).

Rhymes

expatriate, patriot

Definition of compatriot in US English:

compatriot

nounkəmˈpātrēətkəmˈpeɪtriət
  • A fellow citizen or national of a country.

    同国人;同胞

    Stich defeated his compatriot Boris Becker in the quarterfinals
    Example sentencesExamples
    • If his native tongue did not qualify him to join his compatriots in singing the anthem, his body language was fluent enough.
    • He was ‘mellow’ by now according to one of the compatriots who had accompanied him to Scotland.
    • One of my compatriots is working on a plan to get us back to the level of protection before Hurricane Katrina.
    • They reject their compatriots as ‘natives’ and sneer at their ignorant ways.
    • Few of her compatriots - those watching and those queuing overnight for a glimpse of the show courts - are able to do that.
    • The Frenchwoman then suggested that her compatriots may simply have voted no because they do not know enough about Europe.
    • I can't claim to be a socialist if I'm not prepared to help my fellow compatriot when I can.
    • But, it seems, fans of the present generation have time only for their own compatriots.
    • I want the cosmopolitan feel of a newspaper that I know is also read by several hundred thousand of my compatriots at least.
    • The two losers got to follow in the footsteps of their fellow compatriots by walking the plank.
    • There's a subliminal message to my compatriots in this video too.
    • Currently, he has come back to his home country to help boost the national spirit of his compatriots.
    • It sounded positive, but those evenings will be a lot more fun if Woods delivers, and inspires his compatriots, on the field of play.
    • From the past sorrows, we derive our self-respect to love our compatriots.
    • They have proven time and again that they are head and shoulders above their sporting compatriots in Ireland.
    • I guess this is a tad defensive, but I don't like seeing my compatriots dissed by someone who should know better.
    • The disco-loving teenager became a team player, and the bond between her and her compatriots was highlighted in Sydney.
    • Like many of her compatriots, she has been away from home a long time.
    • At the end of their contracts, his two compatriots headed home for Spain, while Martinez signed for another four years.
    • Cortez's case struck a responsive and sympathetic chord in the hearts of his compatriots.
    Synonyms
    fellow countryman, fellow countrywoman, countryman, countrywoman, fellow citizen, fellow national

Origin

Late 16th century: from French compatriote, from late Latin compatriota (translating Greek sumpatriōtēs), from com- ‘together with’ + patriota (see patriot).

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