late 14c. as a pet form of masc. proper name Richard. Meaning "awkward provincial person" was established by 1700 (see rube); earlier it was the characteristic name of a hosteler, hackneyman, etc. (late 14c.), perhaps via alliteration. The adjective is recorded by 1914.
A hick town is one where there is no place to go where you shouldn't be. [attributed to U.S. humorist Robert Quillen (1887-1948)]
雙語例句
1. He is an obnoxious hick.
他是個討厭的鄉(xiāng)巴佬。
來自柯林斯例句
2. I was just a hick from Texas then.
那時我不過是從得克薩斯來的土包子。
來自《權威詞典》
3. Graeme Hick scored an unbeaten 58 as Worcestershire replied to Middlesex's 202 with 132-3.