| 单词 | pastoral |
| 释义 | pastoral —pastorally, adv. /pas"teuhr euhl, pah"steuhr-/, adj. 1. having the simplicity, charm, serenity, or other characteristics generally attributed to rural areas: pastoral scenery; the pastoral life. 2. pertaining to the country or to life in the country; rural; rustic. 3. portraying or suggesting idyllically the life of shepherds or of the country, as a work of literature, art, or music: pastoral poetry; a pastoral symphony. 4. of, pertaining to, or consisting of shepherds. 5. of or pertaining to a pastor or the duties of a pastor: pastoral visits to a hospital. 6. used for pasture, as land. n. 7. a poem, play, or the like, dealing with the life of shepherds, commonly in a conventional or artificial manner, or with simple rural life generally; a bucolic. 8. a picture or work of art representing the shepherds' life. 9. Music. pastorale. 10. a treatise on the duties of a pastor. 11. a letter to the people from their spiritual pastor. 12. a letter to the clergy or people of an ecclesiastical district from its bishop. 13. Also called pastoral staff. crosier (def. 1). [1350-1400; ME < L pastoralis, equiv. to pastor-, s. of pastor (see PASTOR) + -alis -AL1] Syn. 1. rustic, rural, simple. 3. bucolic, idyllic. 7. eclogue, idyll; georgic. |
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