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单词 rural
释义 ru·ral
I. \ˈru̇rəl, ˈrür-\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin ruralis, from rur-, rus country, open land + -alis -al — more at room
1. : living in country areas : engaged in agricultural pursuits
 < a rural people >
 < elected by constituencies which are basically ruralNew Republic >
2. : characterized by simplicity : lacking sophistication : uncomplicated
 < in search of rural life — Christopher Rand >
 < poetry is very, very rural — Robert Frost >
 < programs of ballads and rural dances — Marinobel Smith >
3. : of, relating to, or characteristic of people who live in the country
 < his long knotty rural fingers — Edmund Wilson >
 < modern warfare no longer calls for rural stamina — Alfred Vagts >
 < a gardener who looked excessively rural — Rebecca West >
4. : of, relating to, associated with, or typical of the country
 < rural architecture was reflected in houses with low, plain walls — American Guide Series: Michigan >
 < crowds welcomed us at each rural town — A.C.Fisher >
 < under this legislation, a rural area includes most places with fewer than 1,500 people — J.H.Ferguson & D.E.McHenry >
5. : of, relating to, or constituting a tenement in land adapted and used for agricultural or pastoral purposes — opposed to urban
II. noun
(-s)
: one who lives in the country
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