Ruritanian

英 [,ruəri'teiniən] 美
  • adj. 理想王国的

中文词源


Ruritanian 理想王国的

杜撰词,来自拉丁语 rus 的所有格 ruris,乡村的,词源同 rural.

英文词源


Ruritanian (adj.)
"utopian," 1896, from Ruritania, name of an imaginary kingdom in "The Prisoner of Zenda" (1894) by Anthony Hope (1863-1933), who coined it from Latin rus (genitive ruris) "country" (see rural) + Latinate ending -itania (compare Mauritania).

双语例句


1. When Hob came here he spoke English with a sort of horrible Ruritanian accent.
霍布来这里时说的是一口糟糕的带罗里塔尼亚口音的英语.

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