Word · Frequency #24657
chit
毛丫头；冒失的年轻女子
核心释义
常用于 a chit of a girl，含戏谑或不以为然之意
a cheeky or impertinent young person, especially a young woman
- 1.
小孩或婴儿；年轻、微小或无足轻重的人或动物
A child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal.
- 2.
植物的胚芽
The embryonic growing bud of a plant.
- 3.
活泼或无礼的年轻人,尤指年轻女性
A pert or sassy young person, especially a young woman.
小孩；幼崽；小不点儿；芽；胚芽；小孩或婴儿；年轻、微小或无足轻重的人或动物；植物的胚芽；活泼或无礼的年轻人,尤指年轻女性
用法In use
That young chit thinks she knows everything.
用法提示：句中的chit指年轻、不懂事的少女。
Don't be such a chit; listen to your elders.
用法提示：chit形容举止轻浮、不成熟的少女。
He dismissed her as a mere chit and wouldn't take her seriously.
用法提示：chit带有轻视意味，指不成熟的年轻女性。
a chit of a + noun
此结构中的 chit 指年轻、瘦小的人，常带轻视或怜爱口吻。
She was barely more than a chit of a girl when she left home.
她离家时不过是个瘦小的黄毛丫头。
call sb a chit
chit 可作宾语补足语，用来指人年轻、冒失或微不足道。
He called her a chit and immediately regretted his rudeness.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- little chit
- 小不点；小毛头
- He was just a little chit when I first met him, but he has grown into a fine young man.我第一次见他时他还是个小不点，如今已长成一个英俊的年轻人。
- potato chits
- 土豆芽；马铃薯芽
- Cut off any potato chits before boiling the potatoes.煮土豆前先把土豆芽切掉。
- chit of a girl
- 毛丫头；黄毛丫头
- The new assistant is a chit of a girl, but she handles the customers very well.新来的助理是个黄毛丫头，但她待客很棒。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- a chit of a girl
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 chit 拆成 ch + it：一个小“it”（它），所以指小孩、小不点、幼芽，也指冒失的小丫头。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：casual conversation、literary fiction 在“冒失的年轻女子/毛丫头”这一义项上，多用于口语，也见于文学作品，带戏谑或轻微贬义，略显老派；常见搭配是“chit of a girl”。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于贬义
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
chit 与 bit、fit、hit、kit、pit、sit 押韵，韵母都是 /-ɪt/。注意形近词发音不同：chat /tʃæt/、cheat /tʃiːt/、chute /ʃuːt/。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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