companion

[Origin: compagnon, from Late Latin companio, from Latin com- ( COM-) + panis 'bread, food'] 所以词源是“一起吃面包的”。面包和盐

Companion may refer to:

Relationships

• Relationships in current terms
• Any of several interpersonal relationships such as friend or acquaintance
• A domestic partner, akin to a spouse
• Sober companion, an addiction treatment coach
• Companion (caregiving), a caregiver, such as a nurse assistant, paid to give a patient one-on-one attention

Historic relationships

• Lady's companion, a historic term for a genteel [polite, gentle, or graceful; from or relating to a good social class] woman who was paid to live with a woman of rank or wealth
• Muhammad's companions, the Sahaba, the friends who surrounded the prophet of Islam
• Companion cavalry, the elite cavalry of Alexander the Great
• Foot Companion, the primary type of soldier in the army of Alexander the Great
• A concubine, a long-term sexual partner not accorded the status of marriage

Other uses

• Companion (ship), a covering over the top of a companionway [the steps going from one deck of a ship to another deck].
• Companion animal, a pet animal kept for companionship
• Companion parrot, a pet parrot that interacts with its owner
• Companion matrix [伴随矩阵], a matrix with a specific relation to its characteristic polynomial [特征多项式] p
• Companion planting, planting of different crops in close physical proximity
• Sister shows, also known as companion series, are two or more television series which exist in the same fictional universe and which may have crossovers. They differ to a degree from spin-offs, in that they are established independently from one another.
• Companion star, a star in a binary system. 双星系统是由两颗恒星组成、位置看起来很靠近的天体系统。
• Companion weapon, an object held in the non-sword hand while fencingThe term companion weapon is used in historical European martial arts to refer to an item used in conjunction with the larger weapon in the non-sword hand while fencing [击剑] with a rapier [一种轻巧细长的剑] or sword. The popular companion weapon forms include:
  • sword and buckler [小圆盾]
  • sword/rapier and dagger
  • rapier and cloak
• A handbook or guide book or compendium [纲要] e.g. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion or The Oxford Companion to Music
• The Holy Royal Arch is the continuation of Craft Freemasonry [共济会]. Its members, called Companions, meet in Chapters [成员会议] under a Grand Chapter. To join the Holy Royal Arch you must be a Master Mason of at least four weeks standing [持续时间].
• A rank within many state-awarded orders [勋位; 勋章]. The Companions of Honour was founded by King George V in 1917 to recognise outstanding achievements in the Arts, Sciences, Medicine and Public Service.

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