clodhopper
n. 乡下佬, 粗人, 一种大而重的鞋子
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释义与例句
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1.
A strong shoe for heavy-duty use; a boot.
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Any shoe construed (within a particular context) as ungainly.
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United States Navy ankle length work shoes, distinct from dress shoes or combat boots.
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To refer to generally big feet or the foot of a clumsy person.
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A clumsy or foolish person.
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A peasant or yokel (countryperson).
贬义 历史Near-synonyms: bumpkin, hick
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A peasant or yokel (countryperson).
A farmer or plowman.
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Wheatear: any of various passerine birds.
词汇关系
词源
Compound of clod + hopper (agentive form of the verb hop). Perhaps affected by analogy with grasshopper. The term originated in the 17th century as a derogatory name for a farm laborer—someone who "hopped" (stomped) over "clods" of earth; attested in the sense of "peasant" since the seventeenth century; the extended sense of "boot" or "shoe" dates from the nineteenth century. While originating in Britain, the term survives most strongly in Southern/Appalachian speech.
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