chit
chit — 名詞
- chitsingular
- chitsplural
1. a brief written slip, especially one that records money owed or paid, or gives o
便條；簽單
記錄欠款或付款的短箋，也用於餐廳帳單
a brief written slip, especially one that records money owed or paid, or gives official permission — for example, a restaurant bill or a workplace slip for collecting supplies
The officer handed Ayana a chit giving her permission to enter after hours.
警衛交給 Ayana 一張便條，允許她在下班後進入倉庫。
chit + giving permission
Kenji kept the restaurant chit to check it against his credit card statement.
Kenji 保留了餐廳的帳單，以便核對信用卡明細。
Bilal signed a chit at the front desk to borrow an extra room key.
Bilal 在櫃檯簽了一張便條，借用了另一把房間鑰匙。
Without the supply chit from her manager, Chiara could not collect the extra boxes.
沒有經理給的領物單，Chiara 無法領取額外的箱子。
The canteen chit showed that the team had spent forty pounds on lunch.
食堂的帳單顯示團隊午餐花了四十英鎊。
文法句型
a chit for + noun
sign a chit
用法筆記
Object is usually an official or transactional slip — not a personal letter or casual message. Common in workplace, military, or restaurant contexts.
常見錯誤
2. a young girl or woman, especially one thought to be disrespectful, bold, or sill
黃毛丫頭
輕浮無禮的年輕女子（舊式貶義說法）
a young girl or woman, especially one thought to be disrespectful, bold, or silly — a dated and dismissive term now rarely used outside historical writing
The old colonel muttered that Saira was a cheeky chit who needed discipline.
老上校嘀咕說 Saira 是個放肆的黃毛丫頭，需要管教。
dismissive: cheeky chit
Grandmother called Sirin a thoughtless chit for interrupting the adults at dinner.
祖母罵 Sirin 是沒規矩的黃毛丫頭，竟在晚飯時打斷大人說話。
In the Victorian novel, a bold young chit named Emily challenged the headmaster.
在那本維多利亞時代的小說中，一個叫 Emily 的大膽黃毛丫頭挑戰了校長。
Lien's older brother told her not to act like a silly chit at the party.
Lien 的哥哥叫她別在派對上像個傻丫頭一樣。
The governess was hired to teach manners to a lazy chit of fourteen.
那名家庭教師被請來教一個十四歲的懶丫頭學規矩。
- minx
similarly dated; suggests playfulness more than disrespect
文法句型
a [adjective] chit
a chit of + age
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (SHORT NOTE). This sense is dated and carries a dismissive, often sexist tone; using it in modern conversation would sound affected or insulting.