chum
英 [tʃʌm]
美 [tʃʌm]
- n. 室友;密友
- vi. 結為密友
- n. (Chum)人名;(柬)宗;(捷)胡姆
助記提示
1、originally university slang for "roommate," from alternative spelling of cham, short for chamber(mate).
2、chamber(mate) => cham => chum.
3. chum:純。純潔的友誼——室友,密友。
中文詞源
chum 朋友俚語,來自chamber, 即同處一室的人,室友。
英文詞源
- chum (n.1)
- "friend," 1680s, originally university slang for "roommate," from alternative spelling of cham, short for chamber(mate); typical of the late-17c. fondness for clipped words. Among derived forms used 19c. were chumship; chummery "shared bachelor quarters," chummage "system of quartering more than one to a room."
- chum (n.2)
- "fish bait," 1857, perhaps from Scottish chum "food."
雙語例句
- 1. an old school chum
- 老校友
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. There's your old chum, Francis Getliffe and his friends.
- 還有你的老朋友法蘭西斯?蓋特列夫以及他的朋友們.
來自辭典例句
- 3. The lodge - keeper had a son who was a chum of Master Grossjay's.
- 小屋看守人有一個兒子.他是克羅斯傑少爺最要好的朋友之一.
來自辭典例句
- 4. You see I would rather chum with the few mechanics there were in that station.
- 你們看,我倒情願與那站上的那幾個機修工交朋友.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Her chum said that South Korea is a scary place.
- 她的朋友說南韓是個瘋狂的地方.
來自電影對白