Ruritanian

英 [,ruəri'teiniən] 美
  • adj. 理想王国的
Ruritanian
«
1 / 3
»
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.

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).
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.

来自辞典例句