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单词 country-like
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ˈcountry-like
ˈcountry-like adj. and adv. (a) adj. such as may be found in the country; rural. (b) adv. according to country custom; in a rustic manner (obsolete).
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1547 W. Salesbury Dict. Eng. & Welshe Gwladaídd, countrelyke.
1591 R. Greene Farewell to Folly sig. D4v After salutations done as countrie like as she could, and yet too courtly for his calling, she enquired of him if hee knew anie..house, where she might be entertained into seruice.
c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1641 (1955) II. 71 So naturally it [sc. the park] is furnish'd with whatever may render it agreable, melancholy & Country-like.
1699 R. Bentley Diss. Epist. Phalaris (new ed.) 209 Anciently..the Feast of Bacchus was transacted Country-like and merrily.
1775 R. Cumberland Choleric Man i. v. 12 A country-like fellow says he must be admitted to speak with you in private; he will not be kept out.
1877 Wisconsin State Reg. 21 Apr. 1/4 One rarely sees anything so country-like in the middle of a city winter.
1949 Good Housek. (N.Y.) Nov. 135/1 Have you ever used an air freshener—a special product that camouflages unpleasant odors with clean countrylike scents?
2000 A. Karlen Biogr. of Germ (2001) xxi. 142 Despite all these changes, there was still a rather country-like atmosphere.
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