Bimbo is a rude word for a young woman the speaker treats as attractive but empty-headed. It is an insult, not a fact and not a job: the speaker is putting her down, often with a sexual flavour — pretty, maybe fashionable, not taken seriously.

Bimbo is a rude wordbimbo是一個很不禮貌的字 for a young woman the speaker treats as attractive but empty-headed用來講一個說話者覺得外表迷人、但腦袋空空的年輕女性 It is an insult, not a fact and not a job這是一種侮辱，不是事實，也不是什麼身分 the speaker is putting her down說話的人是在貶低她 often with a sexual flavour常常還帶著性方面的意味 pretty, maybe fashionable, not taken seriously漂亮、可能還挺時髦，但不被當一回事

You will hear it in films, gossip, and angry talk. It is informal and unkind. Do not use it about a real person if you want to be decent.

You will hear it in films, gossip, and angry talk你會在電影、八卦和生氣的言語裡聽到這個字 It is informal and unkind這是口語用法，而且很不友善 Do not use it about a real person if you want to be decent如果你想當個有分寸的人，就不要拿這個字去講真實存在的人

Though actually, that is not how it began. English took it from Italian bimbo, a word for a little child, a baby boy, a variant of bambino. Around 1919, on the Italian-American stage, it meant a stupid, unimportant man. By 1920 it had slid onto women: attractive, and treated as foolish.

Though actually, that is not how it began不過實際上，這個字一開始並不是這個意思 English took it from Italian bimbo英文是從義大利文的bimbo借來的 a word for a little child, a baby boy原本是指小小孩、男嬰 a variant of bambino是bambino的一種變體 Around 1919, on the Italian-American stage大約在1919年，在義裔美國人的舞台表演裡 it meant a stupid, unimportant man它指的是一個愚蠢、不重要的男人 By 1920 it had slid onto women到1920年，這個字就轉移到女性身上 attractive, and treated as foolish指外表迷人、但被當成傻氣的女性

A writer at the entertainment magazine Variety, Jack Conway, helped make it famous in the 1920s — he also spread baloney for 'nonsense' and palooka for a big stupid man. The word quietened, then came back hard in 1980s US news about politicians and sex scandals, where the woman was painted as pretty and not bright.

A writer at the entertainment magazine Variety, Jack Conway演藝雜誌Variety的一位作者Jack Conway helped make it famous in the 1920s在1920年代讓這個字流行起來 he also spread baloney for 'nonsense'他也讓baloney這個表示「胡說」的字流行 and palooka for a big stupid man還有表示「頭腦簡單的大塊頭」的palooka The word quietened這個字後來沉寂了一陣子 then came back hard in 1980s US news about politicians and sex scandals然後在1980年代美國政治人物性醜聞的新聞裡強勢回歸 where the woman was painted as pretty and not bright那些報導把女性描繪成漂亮但不聰明

Today it almost always targets women. A later jokey word, himbo, is used for an attractive but not-clever man, and that one is often more teasing than cruel. Some people now play with bimbo online in a knowing way, but in ordinary life it still lands as a slap.

Today it almost always targets women現在這個字幾乎都是拿來講女性 A later jokey word, himbo後來出現一個開玩笑的字himbo is used for an attractive but not-clever man用來講一個外表迷人但不聰明的男性 and that one is often more teasing than cruel而且這個字通常比較像是調侃，沒那麼刻薄 Some people now play with bimbo online in a knowing way現在有些人會在網路上刻意玩弄bimbo這個字 but in ordinary life it still lands as a slap但在現實生活裡，這個字聽起來還是像一巴掌