yokel
🇬🇧 UK/'jәukәl/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A simple, unsophisticated person from the countryside (often used disparagingly)
乡巴佬,土包子(含贬义)
🧩 Root Breakdown
yokeother
+
lsuffix
=yokel
Example Sentences
- 1.
The city dwellers dismissed him as just another yokel from the countryside.
- 2.
Despite his yokel appearance, he was actually a brilliant mathematician.