A hobo is a person with no home who travels from place to place, especially in the United States, and has no regular job. In the old American picture, a hobo rides trains that carry goods, takes short jobs, and keeps moving.

A hobo遊民 is a person with no home沒有家 who travels from place to place四處流浪的人，especially in the United States尤其是在美國，and has no regular job也沒有固定工作。In the old American picture在美國舊時的印象裡，a hobo一個hobo rides trains that carry goods會搭乘載貨的火車、takes short jobs打點零工、and keeps moving不停移動。

Though actually, older American speakers tried to keep three words apart: a hobo travels and works, a tramp travels but does not work, and a bum does neither — but most people now just hear “homeless wanderer,” and the word can sound rough or old-fashioned.

Though actually不過其實，older American speakers tried to keep three words apart早期的美國人會刻意區分三個字：a hobo travels and works hobo是既流浪又工作，a tramp travels but does not worktramp是只流浪不工作，and a bum does neitherbum則是兩者都不做——but most people now just hear "homeless wanderer,"但現在大部分人聽到都只理解成「流浪漢」，and the word can sound rough or old-fashioned而且這個字聽起來可能有點粗魯或過時。

Do not use it as a joke about someone who is poor.

Do not use it as a joke不要拿它開玩笑 about someone who is poor來取笑窮困的人。

As a verb, to hobo is to live and travel that way. Nobody is quite sure where the word comes from.

As a verb當動詞用時，to hobo指hobo is to live and travel that way就是用這種方式生活跟旅行。Nobody is quite sure沒有人很確定 where the word comes from這個字是從哪裡來的。