partner

n. 伙伴；合伙人；配偶

vi. 合伙；合股；成为搭档

vt. 使合作；与…合伙

n. (Partner)人名；(英、德)帕特纳

中文词源

partner 伙伴，伴侣

来自part,部分，-er,人。即成为其中的一部分，引申词义伙伴，伴侣。

partner: partner: [14] Partner is related to part – but not quite so directly as might appear. When it first entered the language it was in the form parcener [13], which remains in existence as a legal term meaning ‘joint heir’. This came via Anglo- Norman parcener ‘partner’ from Vulgar Latin *partiōnārius, a derivative of Latin partītiō ‘partition’ (source of English partition [15]). This in turn was based on the verb partīrī ‘divide up’, a derivative of pars ‘part’. The change from parcener to partner began in the 14th century, prompted by the similarity to part.
=> part, partition
partner (n.): c. 1300, altered from parcener (late 13c.), from Old French parçonier "partner, associate; joint owner, joint heir," from parçon "partition, division. portion, share, lot," from Latin partitionem (nominative partitio) "a sharing, partition, division, distribution" (see partition (n.)). Form in English influenced by part (n.). The word also may represent Old French part tenour "part holder."
partner (v.): 1610s, transitive, "to make a partner," from partner (n.). Intransitive sense from 1961. Related: Partnered; partnering.

partner [ˈpɑ:tnə] 拍档——拍档

2. Hampton had been given the bills for safekeeping by a business partner.: 一个生意伙伴曾将账单交给汉普顿代为保管。

3. He had all the qualities I was looking for in a partner.: 他具有我要找的伴侣应该具备的所有品质。

4. He worked as a dancing partner for unescorted ladies at Manhattan cabarets.: 他的工作是在曼哈顿的夜总会陪没有舞伴的女士跳舞。