Podunk如何读

英：[ˈpəʊdʌŋk]

美：[ˈpoʊdʌŋk]

Podunk是什么意思

  • n.典型的小乡镇；极小的地方

Podunk自然拼读

Po·dunk

po duhngk

Podunk英英释义

noun

(informal) any small or unimportant town.Our friends in the city couldn't understand why we would move to this Podunk, but we enjoy our quiet life here.

Podunk词源中文解释

这是一个传说中的小镇，始于1846年，最初是指生活在康涅狄格州 Podunk 河周围的一小群印第安人； 这个部落的名字在1656年的殖民地记录中（作为 Potunck），来自南新英格兰阿尔冈昆语（莫希干或马萨诸塞州）Potunk，可能源于 pautaunke，来自 pot- "沉没" + 地点后缀 -unk,，因此意为"沼泽地"。它作为一个典型（即使是神话中的）美国小镇的名字的流行，始于1846年1月5日开始在"Buffalo Daily National Pilot"报纸上连载的一系列机智的"来自 Podunk 的信件"。

Podunk词源英文解释

Podunk, village in Massachusetts or locality in Connecticut

The first known use of Podunk was in 1846

Podunk 例句

1 folks who move to the big city from Podunk

Podunk 同义词

1 无足轻重

insignificant lowly unimportant second-class trifling dinky poxy small-bore footling tinpot triviality of little account of no account

2 小镇

ham whistle-stop tank town

3 无生气

limp drab dour anaemic weak doldrums

4 无生气的

limp drab dour anaemic weak

5 小的

-ular little small low light minor chicken junior thumbnail petty slender diminutive dinky petit venial sawed-off one-horse pocket-size pint-size shirttail diddy jerkwater

6 无足轻重的

insignificant lowly unimportant second-class trifling dinky poxy small-bore footling tinpot

7 小

-ular little small low light young minor chicken junior thumbnail petty slender diminutive dinky petit venial sawed-off one-horse pocket-size pint-size shirttail diddy jerkwater suckerel toucanet caddie pustule knave littleness fils sitella drop

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