yokel

Word family nounyokeladjectiveyokelish

yo·kel /ˈjəʊkəl $ ˈjoʊ-/ noun [countableC]

STUPID/NOT INTELLIGENTsomeone who comes from the countryside, seems stupid, and does not know much about modern life, ideas etc – used humorously 乡巴佬，土包子〔幽默用法〕

Examples from the Corpus

yokel• Who but Ashton would have thought of giving this country yokel so delicate a movement?• And then we could have dances - grown-up ones, for the yokels and their sweethearts.• The place looked clean and secure, the yokels doltish but harmless.• Nature alone can not influence an unschooled yokel.

Origin yokel

(1800-1900) Perhaps from yokel “green woodpecker”

单词	yokel
释义	yokel Word family nounyokeladjectiveyokelish yo·kel /ˈjəʊkəl $ ˈjoʊ-/ noun [countableC] STUPID/NOT INTELLIGENTsomeone who comes from the countryside, seems stupid, and does not know much about modern life, ideas etc – used humorously 乡巴佬，土包子〔幽默用法〕 Examples from the Corpus yokel• Who but Ashton would have thought of giving this country yokel so delicate a movement?• And then we could have dances - grown-up ones, for the yokels and their sweethearts.• The place looked clean and secure, the yokels doltish but harmless.• Nature alone can not influence an unschooled yokel. Origin yokel (1800-1900) Perhaps from yokel “green woodpecker”
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