used to talk about a man in a friendly way (对男子的友好称呼)家伙,伙计 Extra ExamplesHe's a decent sort of chap. 他是个正派的家伙。 The poor old chap was very shaken by the experience. 这个可怜的老家伙被这次经历给吓坏了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- clever
- decent
- good
- …
- not (such) a bad chap
- sort of chap
Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting a buyer or customer): abbreviation of chapman ‘pedlar’. The current sense dates from the early 18th cent.