词族 · hobo
词形变化
中文词源
hobo 零工，散工
词源不详，可能来自口语ho,boy,召唤工人用语，即小伙子，停下。
英语词源
- hobo (n.)
- 1889, Western U.S., of unknown origin. Barnhart compares early 19c. English dialectal hawbuck "lout, clumsy fellow, country bumpkin." Or possibly from ho, boy, a workers' call on late 19c. western U.S. railroads. Facetious formation hobohemia, "community or life of hobos," is from 1923 (see bohemian).
权威例句
- 1. Marching songs, work songs, hobo songs and Negro spirituals are also forms of folk song.
- 行军歌 、 劳动号子 、 流浪曲、黑人圣歌也都应包括在民歌范围之内.
- 2. In 1931 all the long voyages ended for him in a hobo jungle.
- 一九三一年,他结束了长途的奔波,来到了一个流浪汉的营地上.
- 3. How can I get married looking like a hobo?
- 我看起来像个流浪汉我这样能结婚 吗 ?
- 4. Hobo told Eddie that she had seen this film twice.
- 霍波告诉埃迪他已经看过这部影片两次了.
- 5. Jacky stood, watching the hobo walk away, still poised to follow.
- 杰基站住了, 看着流浪汉离去, 但是仍做着跟随的准备.