Down-home describes the simple, warm, country way of living — the food, the talk, the music, the feeling of being among ordinary people, not city show. It is especially tied to the southern United States.

Down-home describesdown-home 用來形容 the simple, warm, country way of living那種簡單、溫暖的鄉村生活方式—— the food食物、the talk說話方式、the music音樂、the feeling of being among ordinary people那種跟一般人在一起的感覺，not city show不是都市排場。It is especially tied to the southern United States它特別跟美國南方連在一起。

Down-home cooking is hearty and tastes like home; a down-home welcome is plain and friendly.

Down-home cookingdown-home cooking（家常菜） is hearty and tastes like home份量實在、吃起來像家裡的味道；a down-home welcomea down-home welcome（樸實的歡迎） is plain and friendly樸實又親切。

Though actually, this is an American word; British people do not use it much, and adverts sometimes put it on a packet to sell 'simple country' as a feeling. It is a compliment: it praises that unshowy, homelike way, and it is not an insult meaning 'unsophisticated' in a cruel sense — though city people can use it with a little nostalgia, as if the country were a story.

Though actually不過其實，this is an American word這是個美式用詞；British people do not use it much英國人不太用，and adverts sometimes put it on a packet而且廣告有時候會印在包裝上 to sell 'simple country' as a feeling賣的就是『純樸鄉村』的那種感覺。It is a compliment這是一種讚美：it praises that unshowy, homelike way稱讚那種不張揚、像家一樣的感覺，and it is not an insult meaning 'unsophisticated' in a cruel sense不是刻薄地說『不夠精緻』的意思——though city people can use it with a little nostalgia不過都市人用的時候有時候會帶點懷舊，as if the country were a story好像鄉村是個故事一樣。