matey

• 非正式形容词，指友好、亲切、善于交际的，常用于英式英语，有时带有航海或水手的意味。

An informal adjective meaning friendly, sociable, or comradely, often used in British English and sometimes with nautical connotations.

1. Friendly or sociableB2informalbritish

   Having the relationship of friends or pals; acting in a friendly, informal manner.

   友好的

   • He was very matey with everyone at the party.
   • They had a matey chat over a cup of tea.
   • The new neighbor is quite matey and easy to talk to.

   同义词affableamicablechummycordialfamiliarfriendlygenialintimatepallysociable

   反义词aloofantisocialcolddistantformalhostilereservedstandoffishunfriendlyunsociable