A rube is someone from the country, or someone who thinks in a simple way and has not seen much of the world — and the speaker looks down on them. It is informal American English, a little old-fashioned now, and always unkind.

A rube土包子 is someone from the country指的是來自鄉下的人, or someone who thinks in a simple way and has not seen much of the world或是想法單純、沒見過什麼世面的人 — and the speaker looks down on them而且說話的人是看不起對方的. It is它是 informal American English非正式的美式英語, a little old-fashioned now現在有點過時, and always unkind而且一定帶著貶意.

City people used it for farmers and small-town visitors who might be cheated at a fair or a circus.

City people城市人 used it過去用這個詞 for farmers and small-town visitors稱呼那些可能在市集或馬戲團被騙的 who might be cheated at a fair or a circus農夫和小鎮來的訪客.

It comes from Rube, a nickname for the man's name Reuben, which used to sound like a country name. There is also an old circus cry, 'Hey Rube!', shouted when circus people needed help in a fight with the town; the 'rubes' were the locals.

It comes from它源自 Rube, a nickname for the man's name Reuben男生名字Reuben的小名Rube, which used to sound like a country name這個名字以前聽起來就像鄉下人的名字. There is also另外還有 an old circus cry一句古老的馬戲團吶喊, 'Hey Rube!'「Hey Rube!」, shouted when circus people needed help in a fight with the town是馬戲團的人跟鎮上的人打起來、需要幫忙時喊的; the 'rubes' were the locals這裡的「rubes」指的就是當地人.

Do not call a person this to their face; it is an insult.

Do not call a person this to their face不要當著人的面這樣叫他; it is an insult這是一種侮辱.