classmate

/ˈklɑːsmeɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈklæsmeɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈklas-ˌmāt/ (ame, mw)

classmate — noun

  • classmatesingular
  • classmatesplural

1. a person who shares a class with you and learns together at school

1.名詞A2
釋義

a person who shares a class with you and learns together at school

例句

My classmate Priya helped me with my maths homework after school.

possessive determiner + classmate (my classmate)

Leila invited all her classmates to her birthday party on Saturday.

classmate as plural object of invitation

同義詞
  • schoolmate

    broader meaning — someone at the same school, not necessarily in your class

  • fellow student

    more formal; often used for university or college contexts

  • peer

    broadest meaning — anyone of similar age or status, not limited to school

常見錯誤

❌She is my classmate, but we are in different classes.
✅She is a schoolmate from my school, but we are in different classes.
💡'classmate' means someone in the exact same class, not just the same school.