Hillbilly is an insulting American word for a poor, uneducated person who lives in the mountains, especially in parts of the United States such as Appalachia. Hill is the mountain country; billy here is an old word for a fellow, a person.

Hillbillyhillbilly是 an insulting American word一個帶侮辱意味的美式用語 for指 a poor, uneducated person who lives in the mountains住在山區、貧窮又沒受過教育的人, especially in parts of the United States such as Appalachia尤其是像阿帕拉契山區這樣的美國地方。Hillhill是 the mountain country山區, billybilly here在這裡是 an old word for a fellow, a person古老說法裡指「傢伙、人」的意思。

People also stretch it, still rudely, to mean anyone they think is unsophisticated, old-fashioned, or “from the country.” Some people from those mountain areas have worn the word with pride, in music or in humour — though actually, a learner should still treat it as offensive.

People also stretch it人們也會延伸這個字, still rudely但依然帶著貶意, to mean anyone they think is unsophisticated, old-fashioned, or "from the country."用來指他們覺得沒見識、老派、或「鄉下來的」的任何人。 Some people from those mountain areas有些來自那些山區的人 have worn the word with pride把這個字說得很自豪, in music or in humour在音樂或幽默裡——though actually不過其實, a learner should still treat it as offensive學習者還是應該把它當成冒犯的字看待。

Do not call a person a hillbilly. It is a United States class-and-place stereotype, not a neutral word for someone who lives in the hills, and not a word for indigenous mountain peoples.

Do not不要 call a person a hillbilly把人叫做hillbilly。It它 is是 a United States class-and-place stereotype一種美國關於階級和地方的刻板印象, not不是 a neutral word for someone who lives in the hills單純指住在山上的人的中性詞, and而 not也不是 a word for indigenous mountain peoples指原住民山地族群的字。