单词	rustic
释义	rustic1 adjectiverustic2 noun rusticrus‧tic1 /ˈrʌstɪk/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINrustic1 Origin: 1400-1500 Old French rustique, from Latin rusticus, from rus; ➔ RURAL Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a rustic bench American tourists are fascinated by the village's rustic charm. The rustic beauty of the countryside attracted many prominent citizens to Marin County. The picture showed a typical rustic scene. We stayed in a rustic old lodge. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS First and foremost this rustic establishment is dedicated to good food. The rustic Alpine Cemetery also is growing. The rustic music they created has a timeless appeal, both in its deceptive simplicity and total lack of pretension. The cottages and rustic buildings are typically Sardinian in style with terracotta roofs, shuttered windows and high-beamed ceilings. The place looks like a musical-comedy version of a rustic Gulf Coast shrimp shack. The plantation-style home is comfortable, not ostentatious, furnishings a rustic combination of flea market antiques and Storehouse chic. The pretty, rustic style dining room overlooks the garden. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorin or from the area away from towns or cities► country · It took us an hour to reach the farm house, driving along winding country roads.· Old country churches are a big tourist attraction.· Brattleboro offers all the pleasures of a small country town.· Umbria is a wonderful region where life is simple and the people are decent country folk. ► rural use this especially to talk about social problems or conditions that exist in the country: · a rural development program · There continues to be a shortage of jobs for young people in many rural areas.· The committee will investigate ways of recruiting doctors and nurses for rural communities.· At that time, much of rural Ireland was desperately poor. ► rustic use this especially to talk about things or people in the countryside that are interesting, attractive, or old-fashioned: rustic charm/beauty/simplicity: · American tourists are fascinated by the village's rustic charm.· The rustic beauty of the countryside attracted many prominent citizens to Marin County.rustic scene: · The picture showed a typical rustic scene. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► rustic charm  The village had a certain rustic charm. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► rustic charm (=charm that is simple, old-fashioned and typical of the countryside)· The cottage had a certain rustic charm. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► charm · Rustic appeal Create your own oasis of rustic charm with an intimate and cosy garden like this.· Besides, two weeks is about as much rustic charm as most people can stand.· It had a rough, rustic charm, earthy colours. 1simple, old-fashioned, and not spoiled by modern developments, in a way that is typical of the countryside:  The village had a certain rustic charm.2[only before noun] roughly made from wood:  a rustic chair—rusticity /rʌˈstɪsəti/ noun [uncountable] rustic1 adjectiverustic2 noun rusticrustic2 noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS He had a large square head, strong features, the worried look of a rustic crossing streets in the capital. Indeed the language which Wordsworth has in mind is certainly not the real language of rustics. Stop and find out who I am, no rude rustic or shepherd. Who wanted some poor rustics out of the White House Travel Office? Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► rustic charm (=charm that is simple, old-fashioned and typical of the countryside)· The cottage had a certain rustic charm. literary someone from the country, especially a farm worker
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