(among men) a companion who shares one's activities or is a fellow member of an organization 同伴,伙伴;合作者;同事 ■(亦作 comrade-in-arms)a fellow soldier or serviceman 战友 ■a fellow socialist or communist (often as a form of address) [常用作称呼](社会主义者、共产主义者中的)同志 [as title]Comrade Petrova. 彼得罗娃同志。 ■(in South Africa) a young militant supporter of the African National Congress (南非)支持非洲人国民大会的年轻强硬分子
派生 comradely adjective comradeship noun 语源
mid 16th cent. (originally also camerade): from French camerade, camarade (originally feminine), from Spanish camarada 'room-mate', from Latin camera 'chamber'. Compare with chum