bucolic
英 [bju?'k?l?k]
美[bj?'kɑl?k]
- adj. 牧歌的；牧羊的；乡下风味的
- n. 田园诗；农夫
GRE畅通词汇
中文词源
bucolic 乡村的
词根bu, 牛，同bovine. 词根col, 转，耕作，同agriculture, 农耕，农业文化。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. Bucolic, conservative stuff, but nice and solid.
- 这是农村风味的保守的作品, 但是很好,很扎实.
来自英汉文学 - 廊桥遗梦
- 2. He managed to transform the bucolic of butterflies into a dangerous sport.
- 他居然把捉蝴蝶的田园消遣变成了一种危险的游戏.
来自辞典例句
- 3. Best though it was, his suIt'smacked of cheap tailoring and bucolic unfashionableness.
- 虽然他穿的衣服料子很好,但缝制费是便宜的,式样是土里土气的.
来自辞典例句
- 4. The meadow was the scene of bucolic gaiety.
- 湖边肥沃的草地就是农村欢乐生活的一个特写镜头.
来自辞典例句
- 5. It is a bucolic refuge in the midst of a great bustling city.
- 它是处在繁华的大城市之中的世外桃源.
来自辞典例句