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单词 rustic
释义 rus·tic
I. \ˈrəstik, -tēk\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English rustyk, from Middle French rustique, from Latin rusticus, from rus country, open land — more at room
1. : of or relating to the country : rural
 < rude carts, bespattered with rustic mire — Charles Dickens >
2. : of or relating to rustic work
3.
 a. : having an appearance or manner held to resemble country folk
  < a splendid primeval rustic figure — Osbert Lancaster >
 b. : living in a rural area : engaged in country occupations (as farming)
  < one of the few victories in all history of rustic untrained volunteers over professional soldiers — Budd Schulberg >
4. : having or exhibiting qualities held to be characteristic of rural people: as
 a. : marked by awkwardness : lacking polish : coarse, rude
  < rustic readiness to jeer at the unusual — H.O.Taylor >
 b. : marked by simplicity : artless
  < if education had not meddled with her rustic nature — Jean Stafford >
  < participating in these rustic occasions — P.L.Fermor >
5. : adapted or appropriate to the country or country living : rough, sturdy : lacking in ornamentation
 < had a rustic shanty and arbor — Herman Melville >
 < dotted with tourist cabins and hotels — from the luxurious to the rusticAmerican Guide Series: Arizona >
II. noun
(-s)
1.
 a. : an inhabitant of a rural area
  < new emphasis on the preciousness of the … soil affected both rustic and townsman — John Buchan >
 b. : one who is rude, coarse, or dull
 c. : a rural person thought to be naturally simple in character or manners : one without sophistication
  < where had my simple rustic procured it — Jacob Hay >
2. : brick with a rough textured surface often multicolored : a style of masonry resembling rockwork
3. : rustic moth
4. : a ceramic surface artificially roughened
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