"hicks" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 鄉巴佬 (貶義)

Definition

“Hicks” 是一個非正式且帶有侮辱性的詞語，指來自鄉村、被認為缺乏教養或知識的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

極為口語、帶有強烈貶義色彩，不宜於正式場合使用。常對鄉村人帶有負面刻板印象。即使朋友間開玩笑也需謹慎，容易冒犯人。

Examples

Some people call country folks hicks, but that's not nice.

有些人叫鄉村人**鄉巴佬**，但這不好。

He thinks all hicks live on farms.

他認為所有**鄉巴佬**都住在農場。

The city kids made fun of the hicks from the small town.

城市裡的孩子取笑來自小鎮的**鄉巴佬**。

Don’t call them hicks—that’s just rude and unfair.

別叫他們**鄉巴佬**，那樣太沒禮貌，也不公平。

Whenever they came to the city, the locals joked about the visiting hicks.

每次他們來到城市，本地人都會拿這些**鄉巴佬**開玩笑。

You don’t have to dress like a hick to go camping!

去露營不需要打扮成**鄉巴佬**！