1910s, from Tagalog bundok "mountain." Adopted by occupying American soldiers in the Philippines for "remote and wild place." Reinforced or re-adopted during World War II. Hence, also boondockers "shoes suited for rough terrain," originally (1944) U.S. services slang word for field boots.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Return to Nature, reintegration boondocks became majority of the inevitable choice.
回歸自然, 重返鄉(xiāng)野就成了多數(shù)人的必然選擇.
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2. In northwest such boondocks, besides meat and wine, there're flower and grass. Rare.
西北蠻荒之地, 大口吃肉大碗喝酒之余, 倒 不忘小花小草小情小調(diào),難得.
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3. I moved him out of the Glass House and into the boondocks, hating minute of it.