chummy

/ˈtʃʌmi/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtʃʌmi/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈchə-mē/ (ame, mw)

chummy — 形容詞

  • chummypositive
  • chummiercomparative
  • chummiestsuperlative

1. behaving in a warm, easy way that suggests you know someone very well, sometimes

1.形容詞C1
釋義

熟絡的

像老朋友般熱絡，有時顯得裝熟

behaving in a warm, easy way that suggests you know someone very well, sometimes more closely than is natural

例句

Quan was so chummy with the waiter that they joked all night.

Quan 跟那位服務生熟絡得像老朋友，整晚都在說笑。

pattern: be chummy with someone

After one meeting, Romi sounded strangely chummy in her note to the director.

才見過一次面，Romi 寫給主管的便條就帶著奇怪的熟絡口氣。

同義詞
  • friendly

    is broader and more neutral, without suggesting unusual closeness

  • familiar

    often suggests a similar kind of ease, but can sound more critical or formal

  • pally

    is also informal and means friendly like pals, especially in British English

反義詞
  • reserved

    describes someone who keeps more distance and shows less easy warmth

  • distant

    suggests cool or unfriendly behaviour rather than easy closeness

文法句型

be chummy with someone

a chummy tone

get chummy with someone

用法筆記

Often used when someone talks as if a relationship is already close. It is frequently followed by 'with' and can sound slightly critical if the friendliness feels forced.

常見錯誤

❌She is chummy to me.
✅She is chummy with me.
💡When you name the other person, 'chummy' is usually followed by 'with'.