A team-mate is one of the other people on your team. If you play basketball for your school, the other four players on the court with you are your team-mates — and so are the ones sitting on the bench.

A team-mate is是 on your team你隊上 the other people其他人 one of當中的一個。If如果 you你 for your school替學校 play basketball打籃球，on the court場上 with you和你一起 the other four players的另外四名球員 are是 your team-mates你的隊友——sitting on the bench坐在板凳上 the ones的那些人 and so are也是

The word only makes sense from somebody's point of view: you are not 'a team-mate' on your own, you are somebody's team-mate. So people say 'my team-mate', 'his team-mates', 'our new team-mate'.

The word這個詞 only只有 from somebody's point of view從某個人的角度看 makes sense才說得通：you你 on your own自己一個人 are not 'a team-mate'當不成「隊友」，you你 are是 somebody's team-mate某個人的隊友。So所以 people人們 say說 'my team-mate'我的隊友、'his team-mates'他的隊友們、'our new team-mate'我們的新隊友

It comes from sport first, and that is still where you hear it most, but it moved into offices long ago. A person you share a work project with is often called a team-mate now, especially by bosses who want the group to feel friendly rather than official — 'talk to your team-mates about it' sounds warmer than 'talk to the other staff'.

It它 from sport first最早來自運動，and that is still where而那仍是 you你 hear it most最常聽到它的地方，but但 it它 long ago很久以前 moved into offices就走進了辦公室。you你 share a work project with一起做工作專案 A person的人 now現在 is often called常被叫作 a team-mate隊友，especially by bosses尤其主管愛這樣叫，who want the group他們想讓這個小組 to feel friendly感覺親切 rather than official而不是公事公辦——'talk to your team-mates about it'「跟你的隊友們談談」 than 'talk to the other staff'比「跟其他員工談談」 sounds warmer聽起來更暖

Notice it says nothing about liking each other. Team-mates can hate each other and still be team-mates; the word is about the shared team, not the friendship.

Notice注意 it它 about liking each other對彼此喜不喜歡 says nothing什麼都沒說。Team-mates隊友 can hate each other可以互相討厭 and still be team-mates卻仍然是隊友；the word這個詞 is about講的是 the shared team共同的那支隊，not the friendship不是交情

Two spellings are both correct: British writers usually write 'team-mate' or 'team mate', Americans usually write 'teammate' with no gap. Your exam will accept any of them, so pick one and stay with it.

Two spellings兩種拼法 are both correct都對：British writers英國作者 usually通常 write寫 'team-mate' or 'team mate'，Americans美國人 usually通常 with no gap不留空隙 write寫成 'teammate'。Your exam你的考試 will accept any of them哪一種都接受，so所以 pick one挑一種 and stay with it然後用到底