"peasant" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 農民

Definition

「農民」指的是貧窮的農夫，特別是在鄉村或傳統社會裡，耕作自己或別人土地的人，有時也指沒受過良好教育或很粗俗的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「農民」常出現在歷史、社會學或描述鄉村社會時。現代口語較少直接稱呼別人為農民，負面用法容易冒犯。多見於描述中古歐洲或傳統農村時。

Examples

The peasant worked in the field from sunrise to sunset.

這位**農民**從日出做到日落。

Many peasants lived in small villages long ago.

很久以前，許多**農民**住在小村莊裡。

The king collected taxes from the peasants.

國王向**農民**徵稅。

During hard times, the peasants would share what little food they had.

在困難時期，**農民**會彼此分享僅有的糧食。

He called me a peasant just because I didn't know that fancy restaurant.

他因為我不認識那家高級餐廳就叫我**農民**。

Most of their traditions come from their peasant ancestors.

他們的大多數傳統都來自他們的**農民**祖先。