| 释义 |
bu·col·ic
I. \(ˈ)byü|kälik\ adjective
also bu·col·i·cal \-lə̇kəl\
Etymology: Latin bucolicus, from Greek boukolikos, from boukolos cowherd (from bous head of cattle + -kolos; akin to Latin colere to cultivate) + -ikos -ic, -ical — more at cow, wheel
1. : of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral
< bucolic poetry >
2.
a. : relating to or typical of rural life : rustic
< a pleasant bucolic scene >
b. : countrified and unsophisticated or unaffected : natural and without artful elaboration
< his calm bucolic writings >
• bu·col·i·cal·ly \-lə̇k(ə)lē\ also bu·col·ic·ly \-lə̇klē\ adverb
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin bucolicum, from neuter of bucolicus
1. : a pastoral poem : eclogue, idyl — usually used in plural
< the Bucolics of Theocritus >
— compare georgic
2. : a bucolic person or condition; sometimes : rustic, bumpkin |