A vagabond is a person with no fixed home, who moves from place to place. It is an old-fashioned word, and it comes with a whole picture attached: dusty roads, a bag over the shoulder, no money, no job, sleeping wherever night finds you.

A vagabond isA vagabond是 a person with no fixed home一個沒有固定住所的人, who moves from place to place四處遷移。It is an old-fashioned word這是一個老派的字，and而 it comes with a whole picture attached還帶著一整幅畫面：dusty roads滿是灰塵的路, a bag over the shoulder肩上背著一個袋子, no money沒有錢, no job沒有工作, sleeping wherever night finds you天黑到哪就睡到哪。

The feeling depends on who is speaking. In older laws and older books it was an insult, close to "tramp" or "good-for-nothing", and a vagabond could be arrested simply for being one. But in songs, poems, and travel writing it turns romantic — the free spirit who owes nothing to anybody. "A vagabond life" usually means a free, wandering, unsettled life, and often sounds attractive rather than sad.

The feeling depends on這個字的語感，要看 who is speaking誰在講話。In older laws and older books在比較老的法律和書裡，it was an insult這是一種侮辱, close to "tramp" or "good-for-nothing"接近「tramp」或「好吃懶做的人」, and而 a vagabond could be arrested simply for being one一個vagabond光是這個身分就可能被逮捕。But但 in songs, poems, and travel writing在歌曲、詩，還有旅行文學裡 it turns romantic這個字變得浪漫——the free spirit who owes nothing to anybody指那種不欠任何人的自由靈魂。"A vagabond life"「A vagabond life」 usually means a free, wandering, unsettled life通常指的是自由、漂泊、居無定所的生活, and而 often sounds attractive rather than sad聽起來常常是吸引人的，而不是可悲的。

Modern English rarely uses it about a real person today. For someone truly without a home we say "homeless person"; for someone travelling long-term by choice we say "drifter", "wanderer", or "nomad".

Modern English rarely uses it現代英文很少用這個字 about a real person today來講一個真實存在的人。For someone truly without a home真的沒有家的人，we say我們會說 "homeless person"「homeless person」; for someone travelling long-term by choice自己選擇長期旅行的人，we say我們會說 "drifter", "wanderer", or "nomad"「drifter」、「wanderer」，或「nomad」。

You will meet vagabond mainly in literature, in older texts, and in band names and song titles. It also works as an adjective (a vagabond life, vagabond years) and, rarely and formally, as a verb meaning to wander about.

You will meet vagabond mainly你主要會遇到vagabond這個字 in literature在文學作品裡, in older texts老文章裡, and還有 in band names and song titles樂團名稱和歌名裡。It also works as an adjective它也可以當形容詞用 (a vagabond life, vagabond years)（a vagabond life、vagabond years）, and而且 rarely and formally很少見、很正式地, as a verb meaning to wander about也可以當動詞用，意思是四處漂泊。