age-mate
/ˈeɪdʒ meɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈeɪdʒ meɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈāj-ˌmāt/ (ame, mw)
age-mate — 名詞
1. someone who is about as old as another person, or who belongs with people in the
同齡人
與某人年紀相同的人
someone who is about as old as another person, or who belongs with people in the same age band
At camp, Eli quickly became friends with two age-mates from Busan.
在夏令營裡，Eli 很快就和兩位來自釜山的同齡人成了朋友。
collocation: become friends with age-mates
The school grouped Sofia with age-mates for the reading project.
學校在閱讀計畫中把 Sofia 和同齡人分在同一組。
with age-mates in organised groups
During the reunion, Vikram laughed with age-mates he had known since kindergarten.
同學會上，Vikram 和從幼稚園就認識的同齡人大笑聊天。
Young players trained with age-mates before joining the senior team.
年輕球員在加入成年隊之前，先和同齡人一起訓練。
The museum workshop lets children learn alongside age-mates from different towns.
那個博物館工作坊讓孩子和來自不同城鎮的同齡人一起學習。
- peer
can also refer to people of the same social rank or professional level, not only age
- contemporary
more formal and often used for people living in the same period
- classmate
someone in the same class; they may be a different age
- friend
describes the relationship, while 'age-mate' only describes age
文法句型
someone's age-mate
with age-mates
用法筆記
Usually found in contexts where people are grouped by school year, sport, or stage of life. It only tells you that the people are a similar age, not that they are friends, classmates, or relatives.