bumpkin
bumpkin — 名詞
- bumpkinsingular
- bumpkinsplural
1. an insulting word for a person who lives in a rural area and is looked down on b
鄉巴佬
對鄉下人的貶稱，指笨拙無知
an insulting word for a person who lives in a rural area and is looked down on by town or city people as uneducated, socially clumsy, or unsophisticated
A few city tourists made fun of the local bumpkins at the village festival.
幾個城市遊客在村莊節日上嘲笑當地的鄉巴佬。
derogatory use: made fun of / looked down on
The TV show portrayed the farmer as a harmless bumpkin who could not use a smartphone.
那部電視節目把農夫描繪成一個不會使用智慧型手機的無害鄉巴佬。
When Kwame moved from his village to Taipei, classmates called him a bumpkin for his accent.
Kwame 從家鄉搬到台北時，同學因為他的口音而叫他鄉巴佬。
Mei-Lin's city cousins called her an awkward bumpkin, which hurt her feelings deeply.
Mei-Lin 的城市表親叫她笨拙的鄉巴佬，這讓她非常難過。
The film's bumpkin character surprised everyone by being wiser than the city officials.
電影裡的鄉巴佬角色讓所有人跌破眼鏡，因為他比城市官員更有智慧。
- yokel
also derogatory, strongly British English, similar meaning but even more old-fashioned
- hick
derogatory, mainly American English, emphasises lack of sophistication
- rustic
can be neutral or even admiring (simple, natural) depending on context; less insulting than bumpkin
- hillbilly
derogatory, specifically refers to people from remote mountain areas, mainly US
- cosmopolitan
someone who is sophisticated, familiar with many cultures and city life
- sophisticate
a person with refined knowledge of culture and social behaviour
文法句型
a [adjective] bumpkin
country bumpkin
call [someone] a bumpkin
用法筆記
Always disapproving and insulting. Using this word about someone from a rural area is seen as offensive and contemptuous. A neutral alternative is 'person from the countryside' or the name of their region or village.