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vagabonds

UK //ˈvæɡəbɒndz//US //ˈvæɡəbɑːndz//

词源

源自中古法语 vagabond,最终来自拉丁语 vagabundus(漫游的),与 vagari(漫游)相关。

noun

❶ 指居无定所、四处流浪的人,通常带有贫穷或无固定工作的含义。这个词有时带有贬义,暗示懒散或不务正业。

“The town was full of vagabonds sleeping under bridges.”

(镇上的桥下睡满了流浪汉。)

“In medieval times, vagabonds were often punished for wandering.”

(中世纪时,流浪者常因四处游荡而受罚。)

同义词:wanderer, nomad, drifter

verb

❶ 作为动词时,表示像流浪者一样漫无目的地游荡或漂泊,通常带有自由随性的意味。

“They vagabonded across Europe for a year with just backpacks.”

(他们背着背包在欧洲流浪了一年。)

“After college, she vagabonded through Southeast Asia.”

(大学毕业后,她在东南亚各地漂泊。)

同义词:roam, wander, ramble

常见短语

vagabond lifestyle — 形容居无定所、自由随性的生活方式,通常带有浪漫化的色彩。

“The book romanticizes the vagabond lifestyle of traveling musicians.”

(这本书美化了旅行音乐家的流浪生活方式。)