记忆方法
将“hillbilly”与“hill”和“billy”两个词结合起来记忆。想象一个“hill”（小山）上的居民，“billy”在这里可以看作是对这类人的昵称或俗称。这样，你就可以将“hillbilly”记忆为一个居住在小山上的村民或类似的人物形象。
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中文词源
hillbilly 乡巴佬
hill,山丘，billy,人名Billy.代称。
英语词源
- hillbilly (n.)
- "southern Appalachian U.S. resident," by 1892, from hill + masc. proper name Billy/Billie.
Then again, I do not think It will do so well. I would hate to see some old railroad man come here and take my job, and then, I don t think It is right to hire some Hill Billy and give him the same right as I just because he was hired the same time I was. ["The Railroad Trainmen's Journal," vol. IX, July 1892]
In reference to a type of folk music, first attested 1924.
In short, a Hill-Billie is a free and untrammelled white citizen of Alabama, who lives in the hills, has no means to speak of, dresses as he can, talks as he pleases, drinks whiskey when he gets it, and fires of his revolver as the fancy takes him. ["New York Journal," April 23, 1900]
权威例句
- 1. She belted out ballads and hillbilly songs one after another all evening.
- 她整晚一个接一个地大唱民谣和乡村小调.
- 2. A hillbilly walked down the street near the draft board.
- 有一个乡下人在距兵役局不远的一条街上走着.
- 3. A hillbilly love song was on the jukebox.
- 自动唱机正在放一张乡间情歌唱片.
- 4. A hillbilly was visiting the big city for the first time.
- 有一个乡下人第一次来到大城市.
- 5. Blinking in amazement, the hillbilly drawled, " I should have brought my wife! "
- 乡下人惊奇地眨着眼睛, 慢吞吞地说: “ 我应该把我的老婆带来! ”