bucolic的词源

英文词源

bucolic (adj.)

1610s, earlier bucolical (1520s), from Latin bucolicus, from Greek boukolikos "pastoral, rustic," from boukolos "cowherd, herdsman," from bous "cow" (see cow (n.)) + -kolos "tending," related to Latin colere "to till (the ground), cultivate, dwell, inhabit" (the root of colony). Middle Irish búachaill, Welsh bugail "shepherd" are Celtic words form from the same root material as Greek boukolos.

中文词源

bucolic：乡村风味的

发音释义：[bjuː'kɒlɪk] adj. 乡村风味的；田园风味的；牧民生活的n.牧歌；田园诗；牧人；农民

结构分析：bucolic = bu（牛）+col（放牧）+ic（形容词后缀）→牧牛的→牧民生活的→乡村风味的

词源解释：bu←希腊语bous（母牛）；col←希腊语kolos（照看），与拉丁语colere（居住、耕种）有关

同源词：butter（奶油←母牛的乳）；buffalo（水牛、野牛）；bugloss（牛舌草）；bull（公牛，该词并非起源于希腊语bous，但为便于记忆可视为同源词）；colony（殖民地）

词组习语：bucolic life（田园生活）；bucolic landscapes（田园风光）；bucolic poetry（田园诗）；bucolic refuge（世外桃源）

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bucolic：乡村的

词根bu, 牛，同bovine. 词根col, 转，耕作，同agriculture, 农耕，农业文化。