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Yokel Sophistication Dialectal Jəukəl N.乡巴佬 英 N.乡巴佬(A Native

单词 yokel
音标 ['jəukəl]
解释 n.乡巴佬
红宝书 【英】 n.乡巴佬(a native or gullible inhabitant of a rural area)
【考】 yokel : sophistication / coward : courage(乡下人不会世故/懦 夫不会有勇气)
【记】 yoke(牛轭)+l
字源 yokel (n.)
1812, perhaps from dialectal German Jokel, disparaging name for a farmer, originally diminutive of Jakob. Or perhaps from English yokel, dialectal name for "woodpecker."
不择手段背单词 n. 乡巴佬
【记】yoke(n 牛轭), l: 用牛轭的人-乡巴佬读: 游寇-乡巴佬
【类】yokel: sophistication = coward: courage乡下人不会世故 = 懦夫不会有勇气
趣味全助记 【记】yoke + l 象形,拿棍子,鞭子赶牛的人;音:游客,游客都是进大城市游览的乡下人,有些上海人常这么说外地游客

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