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rustic
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Derivatives :
n
rusticity
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adv
rustically
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- rustic
['rʌstɪk]
['rʌstɪk]
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1.
adjective
乡村的;在乡村生活的
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2.
adjective
粗俗的,不够精致的;具体指简朴的;质朴的
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3.
adjective
粗俗的,不够精致的;具体指乡土气的;粗野的
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4.
adjective
(桌、椅等)用带皮树干做成的
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5.
adjective
[Stonework]
粗面的
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6.
noun
庄稼汉;乡巴佬;粗人
Collins English-English Dictionary
- rustic
['r^stɪk]
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n
rusticwork brick or stone having a rough finish
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2.
adj
of, characteristic of, or living in the country; rural
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3.
adj
having qualities ascribed to country life or people; simple; unsophisticated
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rustic pleasures
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4.
adj
crude, awkward, or uncouth
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5.
adj
made of untrimmed branches
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a rustic seat
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6.
adj
denoting or characteristic of a style of furniture popular in England in the 18th and 19th centuries, in which the legs and feet of chairs, tables, etc, were made to resemble roots, trunks, and branches of trees
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adj
(of masonry) having a rusticated finish
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8.
n
a person who comes from or lives in the country
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n
an unsophisticated, simple, or clownish person from the country
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n
[Etymology]
C16: from Old French rustique, from Latin rusticus, from rus the country
Examples
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a rustic seat
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他穿着那件大褂显着土得很。
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He looks very rustic in his gown.
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乡村风格
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rustic style
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她的穿着有点乡气。
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She looks rather rustic in the way she dresses.
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土里土气
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rustic; uncouth; countrified
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他就是个老赶,无论穿多时髦的衣服,也是土里土气的。
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He is a real rustic. However fashionable his clothes, he always looks cloddish.
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他一个山野村夫怎么会懂得文学呢?
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How can the rustic understand literature?
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时样的衣服穿上就是好看,不像我这衣服这么土气。
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It really looks good to wear fashionable clothes, which are vastly different from my rustic ones.
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