Word · Frequency #18779
compatriots
同胞；同国人
compatriots is the plural of compatriot.
a person from your own country
- 1.
Somebody from one's own country.
来自自己国家的人。
- 2.
a person from your own country
同胞
来自自己国家的人。；同胞；同国人
In use
On my first day at the international conference, I was glad to see a compatriot from my hometown in the audience.
Many compatriots living abroad send money home to support their families.
She felt an immediate trust for her compatriot when they started talking in their native language.
a compatriot of + possessive pronoun/noun
表示“某人的同胞”时，常用 a compatriot of + 物主代词或名词所有格。
She met a compatriot of hers at the conference.
她在会议上遇到了她的一个同胞。
sb's compatriots
也可用物主代词直接修饰，如 my compatriots。
Many of his compatriots came to the celebration.
他的许多同胞来参加了庆祝活动。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- fellow compatriots
- 同胞们
- I warmly welcome all fellow compatriots to this festival.我热烈欢迎所有同胞来参加这个节日。
- compatriots abroad
- 海外同胞
- The embassy offers assistance to compatriots abroad.大使馆向海外同胞提供协助。
- a compatriot of mine
- 我的一个同胞
- I met a compatriot of mine at the conference.我在会议上遇到了我的一个同胞。
- support one's compatriots
- 支持自己的同胞
- We should support our compatriots in times of crisis.在危机时刻我们应该支持自己的同胞。
- our compatriots
- 我们的同胞
- Let us remember our compatriots who sacrificed their lives.让我们铭记那些献出生命的同胞。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：com（共同）+ patriot（爱国者）→ 同为这个国家的爱国者，即同胞。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：新闻报道、正式演讲、文学或历史文本 compatriot 多用于正式或书面语境，如新闻报道、演讲等；日常口语中更常说 someone from my country 或 fellow countryman。注意它相对正式，但在一般场合使用也不算生僻。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 compatriot 真正押韵的词：patriot、expatriate（名词）、repatriate（名词），重读元音 /eɪ/ 之后的读音同为 /triət/。注意拼写相似的 patriotic /ˌpeɪtriˈɑːtɪk/ 和 patriotism /ˈpeɪtriətɪzəm/ 并不押韵；expatriate 作动词时读 /ˌekˈspeɪtrieɪt/，也不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.