- Ruritanian (adj.)
[Ruritanian 词源字典]
- "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).[Ruritanian etymology, Ruritanian origin, 英语词源]