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hick

UK //hɪk//US //hɪk//

词源

源自人名Hick(Richard的昵称),14世纪起用于指代乡下人,可能因为农村常见这个名字。

noun

❶ 指来自农村或小城镇的人,常带有贬义,暗示他们缺乏世面或举止土气。

“The city kids laughed at him, calling him a hick.”

(城里的孩子们嘲笑他,叫他乡巴佬。)

“He felt like a hick when he visited the big city for the first time.”

(第一次去大城市时,他觉得自己像个土包子。)

同义词:yokel, rube, bumpkin

adjective

❶ 形容与农村或小城镇相关的,通常带有落后或土气的负面含义。

“They lived in a hick town with only one traffic light.”

(他们住在一个只有一盏交通灯的偏僻小镇。)

“His hick manners made him stand out at the formal dinner.”

(他土气的举止在正式晚宴上显得格格不入。)

同义词:rustic, provincial, unsophisticated

常见短语

hick town — 指偏远落后的小镇,常带有轻视意味。

“He couldn't wait to leave that hick town and see the world.”

(他迫不及待想离开那个落后的小镇去看看世界。)