Word · Frequency #14337
rustic
乡下人；村夫
a rural person; an unsophisticated country person
- 1.
A rural person.
乡下人；乡村居民。
- 2.
an unsophisticated country person
淳朴的乡下人
- 3.
A noctuoid moth.
一种夜蛾总科的蛾。
- 4.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies having brown and orange wings, especially Cupha erymanthis.
各种具有褐色和橙色翅膀的蛱蝶,尤其是Cupha erymanthis。
夜蛾总科的蛾类；棕橙色翅膀的蛱蝶（尤指黄襟蛱蝶）；乡下人；乡村居民。；淳朴的乡下人；一种夜蛾总科的蛾。
In use
The city tourists were amused by the rustic's simple way of life.
A group of rustics gathered at the village square to discuss the harvest.
Despite his wealth, he never forgot his roots as a rustic.
a rustic
He spoke with the accent of a rustic.
他说话带着乡下人的口音。
the rustic
含轻微贬义，指土气或缺乏见识的人。
The rustic was bewildered by the city traffic.
那个乡巴佬被城市交通搞得不知所措。
rustics
The market was full of rustics selling produce.
Connections
Collocations
- simple rustic
- 质朴的乡下人
- The storyteller entertained the simple rustics with tales of the city.讲故事的人用城市里的见闻逗乐了那些质朴的乡下人。
- local rustics
- 当地的乡下人
- The local rustics welcomed the travelers to their village.当地的乡下人欢迎旅行者来到他们的村子。
- mere rustic
- 不值一提的乡下人
- The city gentleman looked down on him as a mere rustic.那位城市绅士把他当作不值一提的乡下人而瞧不起。
- honest rustic
- 诚实的村夫
- In the story, the honest rustic reveals the truth and saves the day.在这个故事里，诚实的村夫说出真相，化解了危机。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想rusty（生锈的）：乡下农具常带锈迹，rustic就是质朴的乡下人。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：literary or rural writing、humorous or slightly condescending speech 作名词指“乡下人”时，rustic 通常带有文学色彩或略带幽默、贬低的语气，多见于文学描写或口语调侃，正式中性表达较少；具体语气需根据上下文判断。
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为 rustics
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见单词与 /ˈrʌstɪk/ 完全押韵。列出的单词都共享拼写结尾 -stic 和非重读的末尾 /stɪk/，但重读元音不同：plastic /ˈplæstɪk/、mystic /ˈmɪstɪk/、elastic /ɪˈlæstɪk/、domestic /dəˈmɛstɪk/、artistic /ɑːrˈtɪstɪk/。注意形近词 music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ 和 rust /rʌst/ 看起来相似，但发音与 rustic 不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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