bucolic
英 [bju?'k?l?k]
美[bj?'kɑl?k]
- adj. 牧歌的；牧羊的；鄉(xiāng)下風味的
- n. 田園詩；農夫
GRE暢通詞匯
中文詞源
bucolic 鄉(xiāng)村的
詞根bu, 牛，同bovine. 詞根col, 轉，耕作，同agriculture, 農耕，農業(yè)文化。
英文詞源
- bucolic (adj.)
- 1610s, earlier bucolical (1520s), from Latin bucolicus, from Greek boukolikos "pastoral, rustic," from boukolos "cowherd, herdsman," from bous "cow" (see cow (n.)) + -kolos "tending," related to Latin colere "to till (the ground), cultivate, dwell, inhabit" (the root of colony). Middle Irish búachaill, Welsh bugail "shepherd" are Celtic words form from the same root material as Greek boukolos.
雙語例句
- 1. Bucolic, conservative stuff, but nice and solid.
- 這是農村風味的保守的作品, 但是很好,很扎實.
來自英漢文學 - 廊橋遺夢
- 2. He managed to transform the bucolic of butterflies into a dangerous sport.
- 他居然把捉蝴蝶的田園消遣變成了一種危險的游戲.
來自辭典例句
- 3. Best though it was, his suIt'smacked of cheap tailoring and bucolic unfashionableness.
- 雖然他穿的衣服料子很好,但縫制費是便宜的,式樣是土里土氣的.
來自辭典例句
- 4. The meadow was the scene of bucolic gaiety.
- 湖邊肥沃的草地就是農村歡樂生活的一個特寫鏡頭.
來自辭典例句
- 5. It is a bucolic refuge in the midst of a great bustling city.
- 它是處在繁華的大城市之中的世外桃源.
來自辭典例句