chitchat
chitchat — 名詞
1. friendly, informal talk about everyday things such as the weather or what someon
閒聊
非正式的輕鬆交談
friendly, informal talk about everyday things such as the weather or what someone did recently, often used when people meet in social situations
The two neighbours had a pleasant chitchat over the garden fence on Saturday morning.
兩個鄰居星期六早上隔著花園籬笆愉快地閒聊了一會兒。
collocation: have + chitchat
Aiko and Maria exchanged some chitchat about the weather as they waited for the bus.
Aiko 和 Maria 等公車時隨口聊了幾句天氣。
collocation: exchange + chitchat
The meeting started with a few minutes of chitchat before the serious discussion began.
會議在進入嚴肅討論前，先花了幾分鐘閒聊。
During the lunch break, the staff engaged in light chitchat about their weekend plans.
午餐休息時間，同事們輕鬆閒聊著週末計畫。
We only had time for a brief chitchat before Yusuf had to catch his train.
我們只來得及短暫閒聊一下，Yusuf 就得趕火車了。
- small talk
more neutral; the standard term for casual conversation in any register
- gossip
focuses on talking about other people's private lives; can carry a negative tone
- chat
broader; can cover longer, deeper conversations, not just light topics
- serious discussion
focused on important or weighty topics
- debate
formal, structured exchange of opposing views
文法句型
some chitchat
a + [adjective] + chitchat
用法筆記
Treated as an uncountable noun in most contexts (some chitchat, a lot of chitchat), but a/an is possible when referring to a single short instance (a brief chitchat with a colleague). Avoid using this word in formal writing.