consort

英['kɒnsɔːt] 美['kɑn,sɔrt]

反义词

复数: consorts;第三人称单数: consorts;过去式: consorted;过去分词: consorted;现在分词: consorting;

consort 配偶

con-, 强调。-sort, 种类，类型，词源同series, sort. 即同类型的，相配的。

consort: consort: see sort
consort (n.): early 15c., "partner," from Middle French consort "colleague, partner, wife" (14c., Old French consorte), from Latin consortem (nominative consors) "partner, comrade; wife, brother, sister," noun use of adjective meaning "having the same lot, of the same fortune," from com- "with" (see com-) + sors "a share, lot" (see sort (n.)). Sense of "husband or wife" ("partner in marriage") is 1630s in English.
consort (v.): 1580s, from consort (n.). Related: Consorted; consorting. Confused in form and sense with concert since 1580s.

1. At tea-time, Victoria sang duets with her Consort, Prince Albert.: 喝下午茶的时候，维多利亚与其夫君艾伯特亲王表演了二重唱。

2. She was surely the most distinguished queen consort we have had.: 毫无疑问她是我们拥有的最为出众的王后。

3. The Sinfonietta shares the stage with a consort of viols.: 这支小交响乐队与一群六弦提琴师同台献艺。

5. The nurses are instructed not to consort with their patients.: 护士得到指示不得与病人交往.