"jerkwater" in Chinese (Traditional)
偏僻小鎮無關緊要的地方
Definition
Jerkwater 指非常小、偏僻或不重要的小鎮或地方,通常被認為很無聊或孤立。也可以指無關緊要的事物。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
“Jerkwater” 是非正式用語,常帶貶義,多見於美式英語,如 “jerkwater town”。現今口語不常見,通常用於幽默或批評語境。
Examples
He grew up in a jerkwater town in the middle of nowhere.
他在一個**偏僻小鎮**長大,四周什麼都沒有。
There's only one store in this jerkwater place.
這個**偏僻小地方**只有一家商店。
Moving to a jerkwater community wasn't her dream.
搬到一個**無關緊要的小社區**並不是她的夢想。
Honestly, I can't believe we ended up in some jerkwater backwater.
說真的,真不敢相信我們居然來了個**偏僻小鎮**。
All my friends left this jerkwater town as soon as they could.
我所有的朋友一有機會就離開了這個**偏僻小鎮**。
"Why'd you take that job in a jerkwater county?" "Money's money, I guess."
“你為什麼去**偏僻小鎮**工作?”“錢就是錢嘛。”