hillbilly

FREQ #18138

n. 乡下人, 乡巴佬;山地内部的贫农, 山地人

发音

US /ˈhɪlˌbɪli/

词形变化

hillbillies 复数 hillbillies hillbillied hillbillies 三单 hillbillying hillbillying 现在分词 hillbillied 过去式 hillbillied 过去分词

别名

hill-billy

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Someone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of a lack of refinement or sophistication.

    贬义
  2. 2.

    A white person from the rural southern part of the United States, especially the Southeastern states.

v.
  1. 1.

    To emphasize one's rural or humble upbringing; to use unsophisticated charm.

  2. 2.

    To portray or act as an uneducated and unsophisticated fool.

  3. 3.

    To perform or experience stereotypically hillbilly-like actions.

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词源

From hill + billy (“fellow”). Compare Scots chapman billie (“travelling salesman”).

来源:wiktionary