chap• My dearchap you couldn't put them in a work of fiction.• Mock's have a new chap on the baconcounter.• Being a cautiouskind of chap, I decided to make a phone call before reaching before reaching for my cheque book.• Once some one has established themselves as being the right sort of chap, then their name crops up time and again.• Stella stood in the middle of the field talking to the only chap properly attired in shorts and jersey.• The other chap had a skingraft.• The chap on the left is James Stuart, and on the right we have his son, Charles Stuart.
Originchap
1. (1500-1600)chapman“traveling seller of goods”((11-19 centuries)), from Old Englishceapman, from ceap ( → CHEAP1) + man
2. (1800-1900)Mexican Spanishchappareras, from Spanishchaparro; → CHAPARRAL
(BrE, informal) ADJECTIVE | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤clever, decent, good, jolly, lucky, nice, pleasant聰明的傢伙;正派的小伙兒;好小伙兒;快活的傢伙;幸運的傢伙;討人喜歡的傢伙◇He was a pleasant chap but didn't talk much.他是個討人喜歡的傢伙,但不怎麼說話。➤good-looking, handsome好看的傢伙;帥氣的小伙兒▸➤young年輕小伙兒▸➤old老傢伙▸➤poor可憐的傢伙◇The poor old chap was very shaken by the experience.這個可憐的老傢伙被這次經歷給嚇壞了。➤ordinary普通人PHRASES➤not (such) a bad chap這個傢伙還可以◇He's not such a bad chap really.其實這個傢伙還不壞。➤sort of chap⋯類型的傢伙◇He's a decent sort of chap.他是個正派的傢伙。