| 单词 | rustic |
| 释义 | rustic (once / 716 pages) adjn When you think of the word rustic, think of the rural country. This word can be given a positive or a negative spin depending on how you use it; a rustic inn, for example, might be quaint or it might be virtually uninhabitable. The words rustic and "rural" spring from the same ancient root: *rur-, which means "open space" in the hypothetical ancestor language Proto-Indo-European. In early usage, these two words were used interchangeably, but now, rural is used to describe locations –- "rural community," "rural location" — while rustic refers to the unrefined qualities associated with country life. The best antonym is cosmopolitan, which implies the sophistication and worldliness of city life. WORD FAMILYrustic: rustically, rusticate, rusticism, rusticity, rustics+/rusticate: rusticated, rusticates, rusticating, rustication/rustication: rustications/rusticity: rusticities USAGE EXAMPLESArchitectural nods to the old lodge create a “rustic, industrial look,” said Kevin Gosche, general manager for Thomas & Marker Construction. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Chris said Dawn liked the rustic look of the place, and commented “that this is what our winery should look like.” Washington Times(Dec 17, 2016) There was some thinking that you were doing a somewhat acoustic, rustic kind of thing. Salon(Dec 16, 2016) 1adj characteristic of rural life rustic awkwardness Syn countrified, countryfied rural living in or characteristic of farming or country life 2adj characteristic of the fields or country rustic stone walls Syn agrestic rural living in or characteristic of farming or country life 3adj awkwardly simple and provincial rustic farmers Syn bumpkinly, hick, unsophisticated provincial characteristic of the provinces or their people 4n an unsophisticated country person Exp|Hypo|Hyper Philemon (Greek mythology) a simple countryman who offered hospitality to Zeus and Hermes when they came to earth without revealing their identities in order to test people's piety coon an eccentric or undignified rustic countryman, ruralista man who lives in the country and has country ways countrywomana woman who lives in the country and has country ways bushwhacker, hillbillya disparaging term for an unsophisticated person bucolic, peasant, provinciala country person cracker, rednecka poor White person in the southern United States woodman, woodsmansomeone who lives in the woods bumpkin, chawbacon, hayseed, hick, rube, yahoo, yokela person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture cottar, cottera peasant farmer in the Scottish Highlands moujik, mujik, muzhik, muzjika Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917) common man, common person, commoner a person who holds no title |
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