Rustic



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 乡村的, 乡土气的
• ［英］ dj. 乡村的, 乡土气的 ( lacking refinement, elegance, polish, or sophistication)
• ［类］ 反义词: polished ( 雅致的) ; urbane ( 优雅的)
• ［记］ rust ( 乡村) +ic -> 乡村的
• ［同］ 同根词: rusticity ( 乡村风味, 笨拙)

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective also rustical

• Etymology: Middle English rustik, from Latin rusticus, from rus open land — more at room
• Date: 15th century
• 1. of, relating to, or suitable for the country ; rural <rustic rolling farmland>
• 2.
  • a. made of the rough limbs of trees <rustic furniture>
  • b. finished by rusticating <a rustic joint in masonry>
• 3.
  • a. characteristic of or resembling country people
  • b. lacking in social graces or polish
• 4. appropriate to the country (as in plainness or sturdiness) <heavy rustic boots>
• ? rustically adverb
• ? rusticity noun

II. noun

• Date: circa 1550
• 1. an inhabitant of a rural area
• 2.
  • a. an awkward coarse person
  • b. an unsophisticated rural person

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