associate學測 L4KK [əˈsosiət] ｜ /əˈsoʊsiət/
聯想；聯繫·夥伴；同事·準…的；地位較低的
學測必考字，橫跨三種詞性
On the MRT platform, the smell of rain always makes me associate it with typhoon season.
在捷運月台上，雨的氣味總讓我聯想到颱風季節。
一個畫面：靠攏結伴
拉近靠攏把兩件事物拉近、綁在一起
並肩同事一起工作、常同進同出的夥伴
邊緣成員地位較低，只沾上邊的準成員
義項
顏色警訊B2verb聯想；聯繫
Many people associate the color red with danger or warning.
許多人把紅色與危險或警告聯想在一起。
closely associated withcommonly associated with
生意夥伴B2noun夥伴；同事
He introduced me to one of his business associates at the conference.
他在會議上把我介紹給他的一位生意夥伴。
business associateclose associate
準會員身分B2adjective準…的；地位較低的
As an associate member of the club, she could attend meetings but was not allowed to vote.
身為俱樂部的準會員，她可以參加會議，但不被允許投票。
associate memberassociate professor
片語
associate with混在一起 →與…結交、往來
in association with共同掛名 →與…合辦、合作
business associate生意夥伴 →生意上的往來對象
associate member準會員 →地位較低的準會員
你會不會這樣說？
'He introduced me to one of his business associates.' 這裡的 associates 是什麼詞性？(A) 名詞 (B) 動詞 (C) 形容詞
看答案
(A)
此處 associates 為名詞複數，指夥伴、同事。
Many people ___ the smell of rain with typhoon season. (associate / associated)
看答案
associate
associate 是原形動詞，associated 是過去分詞，用法不同。
字族
association 協會；聯繫（名詞）・associated 相關聯的（形容詞）