英語單詞

yokel是什麽意思

yokel

英 ['jəʊk(ə)l] 美
  • n. 鄉巴佬;莊稼漢

中文詞源


yokel 鄉巴佬

可能來自德語方言Jokel,來自Jakob的昵稱,用以稱呼農夫,含貶義。

英文詞源


yokel (n.)
1812, perhaps from dialectal German Jokel, disparaging name for a farmer, originally diminutive of Jakob. Or perhaps from English yokel, dialectal name for "woodpecker."

雙語例句


1. The clothes makes him look like a yokel.
這件衣服讓他看起來像個鄉巴佬。

來自辭典例句

2. His mouth was agape in yokel fashion.
他張著口,一副土包子的樣子.

來自辭典例句

3. The clothes makes him look like a slack - jaw yokel.
這件衣服讓他看起來像個土包子.

來自互聯網

4. George Biley is not a ordinary yokel.
喬治·貝利不是一個普通的粗人.

來自互聯網

5. Listen to the local yokel yodel.
聽聽那個本地土包子唱的嶽得爾調.

來自互聯網

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