A bohemian person lives in a loose, informal way and does not follow the usual rules of “how you should behave” — a steady job, neat clothes, a quiet settled life. Artists, writers, and students have often been called bohemian when they care more about making things and living cheaply than about looking respectable.

A bohemian person Bohemian(波希米亞式)的人 lives in a loose, informal way生活方式鬆散、不拘小節 and does not follow the usual rules of “how you should behave”不遵守一般「應該怎麼表現」的規則 — a steady job, neat clothes, a quiet settled life穩定的工作、整齊的衣著、安定平靜的生活。Artists, writers, and students藝術家、作家、和學生 have often been called bohemian常常被叫做bohemian when they care more about making things and living cheaply因為他們比較在意創作和過省錢的生活 than about looking respectable而不是看起來體面。

The word can sound romantic, or a little judging, depending on who says it. In fashion it also points to a mixed, artsy, slightly wild style of clothes.

The word can sound romantic, or a little judging這個詞可能聽起來浪漫，也可能有點帶著批判, depending on who says it要看是誰在講。In fashion在時尚圈裡 it also points to a mixed, artsy, slightly wild style of clothes它也可以指一種混搭、有藝術感、有點狂野的穿衣風格。

Though actually, it first meant a person from Bohemia, a region that is now in the Czech Republic. English borrowed it from French bohémien, from Bohême (Bohemia). French speakers had used that word for Roma people they linked with that region, and then for artists who seemed to live as free and rootless. So the lifestyle meaning is a later picture, not a geography lesson.

Though actually不過其實, it first meant a person from Bohemia它最早的意思是「來自Bohemia(波希米亞)的人」, a region that is now in the Czech Republic這個地區現在屬於捷克。English borrowed it from French bohémien英文是從法文bohémien借來的, from Bohême (Bohemia)而bohémien又來自Bohême(波希米亞)。French speakers had used that word for Roma people法文使用者本來用這個詞稱呼羅姆人 they linked with that region他們認為跟那個地區有關的, and then for artists後來又用來稱呼藝術家 who seemed to live as free and rootless那些看起來活得自由、無拘無束的。So the lifestyle meaning is a later picture所以生活方式這個意思是後來才出現的畫面, not a geography lesson不是一堂地理課。