bucolic
英 [bjuˈkɒl.ɪk]
美 [bjuˈkɑː.lɪk]
- adj. 牧歌的;牧羊的;乡下风味的
- n. 田园诗;农夫
将“bucolic”分解为“buc-”部分,联想到“buck”,意为“小牛”。想象一群快乐的小牛在乡村(col-的联想,来源于“country”)中漫步,场景充满宁静和田园风光,这样的画面可以帮助记忆“bucolic”表示“田园诗般的、乡村的”含义。
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bucolic 乡村的词根bu, 牛,同bovine. 词根col, 转,耕作,同agriculture, 农耕,农业文化。
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.