rural
英 ['rʊərəl] 美 ['rʊrəl]
adj.农村的，乡村的，田园的
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◉Etymology
"Rural" 来自拉丁语 "ruralis"，意指 "乡村的"，它源于 "rus"，意味着开阔地或乡村。这个词根与英语中的 "room" 和 "rustic" 有共同的起源，都与空间和开阔的概念有关
◉外刊例句
The New York Times - 2019年7月英文例句："Compared with urban transportation, rural transportation has experienced even bigger changes."中文翻译：与城市交通相比，农村交通更是发生了翻天覆地的变化 。经济学人（汇总）英文例句："In rural areas the picture is bleaker still."中文翻译：农村的场景更加荒凉 。◉经典名著
《活着》 余华例句："The rural environment lent itself to the restoration of his health."翻译：农村环境有助于他恢复健康。◉Usage Examples
(1) The disease occurs most frequently in rural areas.
(2) Rural areas have been worst hit by the strike.
(3) The rural scenery was so beautiful that he decided to stay one more week.
(4) Nine tenths of the population in rural areas live from hand to mouth.
(5) In rural Nepal, owning a book is something many women and children only dream about.
(1) 那疾病多见於农村地区。
(2) 受罢工影响最严重的是乡村地区。
(3) 乡村风光太美了，以致于他决定再多呆一星期。
(4) 农村地区90%25的人仅够糊口。
(5) 在尼泊尔的乡下,拥有一本书是许多妇女儿童只能梦想的事情。
◉Usage Notes
Rural means relating to or characteristic of the country or the people who live there. Even as the word urban carries associations of chic and tough, rural suggests people who wear overalls and slur their words.
You may have known people who live on country roads––mail to their houses must be addressed to a rural route, abbreviated as RR. Rustic is a near synonym but emphasizes the supposed qualities of country people: being simple, awkward, and even rude and rough. The adjective rural descends from Middle English, from Old French, from Latin rūrālis, from rūs "the country."
◉Colins
1. [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]乡下的；乡村的；农村的 Rural places are far away from large towns or cities. [usu ADJ n]
These plants have a tendency to grow in the more rural areas.
这些植物大多生长在偏远的乡村。
...the closure of rural schools.
农村学校的关闭
2. [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]有乡村特色的；田园的；有乡土气息的 Rural means having features which are typical of areas that are far away from large towns or cities. [ADJ n]
...the old rural way of life...
昔日的田园生活
He spoke with a heavy rural accent.
他说话带着浓重的农村口音。
