matey

FREQ #20826

a. 易为人亲近的, 融洽的 n. 伙伴, 朋友

发音

AU

词形变化

m80 mateys 复数 mateys matier 比较级 matier matiest matiest 最高级

别名

matie mitey maty

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Diminutive of mate, friend.

    非正式

    Hello, matey, just back from the pub?

    1920, Francis Stevens (Gertrude Barrows Bennett), Claimed, 2009, Munsey′s, page 49, And take my advice, matey. When yer buys it, don′t yer make Lutz′s mistake and think yer can wriggle out easy.

  2. 2.

    A fellow sailor; often used affectedly, especially when portraying a pirate.

    俚语 航海 交通

    Ahoy mateys, scrub the deck!

  3. 3.

    A dockyard worker.

    俚语 航海 交通
adj.
  1. 1.

    Sociable or friendly.

    英国

    You've been very matey with that new bird.

    2002, Jon Latimer, Alamein, page 128, he wrote: ‘They took a bit of getting used to. I was dressed as a general and they treated me in the most matey way, but despite this it was easy to see that there was nothing wrong with their battle discipline.’

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 3

chummy pally palsy-walsy

近义相关 1

friendly

词源

From mate + -y.

来源：wiktionary