beatniks

1. N-COUNT 垮掉的一代（20世纪50年代后期出现的一群摈弃传统生活、着装和行为方式的年轻人）；（有时指）另类的人，反传统的人
   Beatniks were young people in the late 1950's who rejected traditional ways of living, dressing, and behaving. People sometimes use the word beatnik to refer to anyone who lives in an unconventional way.
   1. ...a beatnik art student.
      另类艺术专业学生

1. From these places emerged the "beatniks", typically dressed in shabby clothes, sporting a beard and wearing sunglasses at all hours.
   在这些场所出现了“新潮人”，他们典型的打扮是衣衫褴褛，留着不羁的胡须，终日戴着墨镜。
2. History books seldom mention it, but the truth is that many of our greatest figures were practically "beatniks" when they were teenagers.
   历史书籍很少提到这些，但事实是：我们的许多伟人在他们的青少年时代是“垮掉的一代”。

noun

1. a United States youth subculture of the 1950s

   Synonym:    beat generationbeats