"bumpkins" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 鄉巴佬
• 土包子 (貶義)

Definition

指被認為不懂世故、缺乏城市禮儀的鄉下人，通常帶有貶義或嘲諷。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Bumpkins” 屬於非正式且帶貶義的詞，常用來指稱鄉下人天真、不世故，如 'country bumpkins'。正式場合應避免使用。

Examples

They called the villagers bumpkins because of their old-fashioned clothes.

因為穿著老式，他們稱村民為**鄉巴佬**。

Some city kids laughed at the bumpkins during the festival.

有些城市的小孩在節日期間嘲笑**鄉巴佬**。

The movie made fun of bumpkins, showing them as silly.

電影嘲諷了**鄉巴佬**，把他們表現得很可笑。

I used to think people from small towns were just bumpkins, but I was totally wrong.

以前我以為小鎮的人都是**鄉巴佬**，但我完全錯了。

She hates being called one of the bumpkins just because she grew up on a farm.

她討厭只因在農場長大就被說成**鄉巴佬**。

"Ignore them," he said, "they treat us like bumpkins even though we work hard."

他說："別理他們，他們把我們當**鄉巴佬**，雖然我們很努力工作。"