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).
雙語例句
1. Marching songs, work songs, hobo songs and Negro spirituals are also forms of folk song.
行軍歌 、 勞動號子 、 流浪曲、黑人圣歌也都應包括在民歌范圍之內.
來自英漢非文學 - 民俗
2. In 1931 all the long voyages ended for him in a hobo jungle.
一九三一年,他結束了長途的奔波,來到了一個流浪漢的營地上.
來自辭典例句
3. How can I get married looking like a hobo?
我看起來像個流浪漢我這樣能結婚 嗎 ?
來自電影對白
4. Hobo told Eddie that she had seen this film twice.
霍波告訴埃迪他已經看過這部影片兩次了.
來自互聯網
5. Jacky stood, watching the hobo walk away, still poised to follow.