coworkers

coworkers — 名詞

1. a person who works alongside you in the same company, office, or organization

1.名詞A2
釋義

同事

在同一機構共事的人

a person who works alongside you in the same company, office, or organization

例句

Esteban invited two coworkers from the marketing team to the training session.

Esteban 邀請了行銷部門的兩位同事一起參加訓練課程。

coworker + from + [team/department]

Xiu and her coworker Amira planned the office holiday party together.

Xiu 和她的同事 Amira 一起規劃辦公室的年終派對。

coworker + [name] in apposition

同義詞
  • colleague

    more formal; can refer to someone in the same profession at a different workplace

  • workmate

    informal, chiefly British English, more common in blue-collar settings

  • teammate

    more specific — someone on the same project or team, not necessarily in the same office

文法句型

a coworker + [optional: from + department/team]

my/her/his/their coworker(s)

用法筆記

Unlike colleague, which can refer to someone in the same profession even at a different company, coworker almost always means someone at the same workplace. Frequently used with possessives (my coworker, her coworkers).

常見錯誤

❌I and my coworker went to the meeting.
✅My coworker and I went to the meeting.
💡English puts others before yourself in compound subjects.
❌She is a coworker friend of mine.
✅She is a coworker of mine.' or 'She is my friend at work.
💡'coworker' already describes the work relationship; adding 'friend' is redundant unless needed for emphasis.