pastoral
英 ['pɑ?st(?)r(?)l]
美['p?st?r?l]
- adj. 牧師的；牧人的；田園生活的；鄉村的
- n. 牧歌；田園詩；田園景色
GRE低頻詞TEM8擴展詞匯
中文詞源
pastoral 牧師的，畜牧的，田園的
來自pastor,放牧，牧師。比喻用法。
英文詞源
- pastoral (adj.)
- "of or pertaining to shepherds," early 15c., from Old French pastoral (13c.), from Latin pastoralis "of herdsmen, of shepherds," from pastor (see pastor (n.)). The noun sense of "poem dealing with country life generally," usually dealing with it in an idealized form and emphasizing the purity and happiness of it, is from 1580s.
雙語例句
- 1. agricultural and pastoral practices
- 農牧業活動
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. Trace an analogy between pastoral poetry and landscape painting.
- 找出田園詩和風景畫之間的相似之處.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The priest makes pastoral visits every Tuesday.
- 牧師每星期二作履行神職的訪問.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The ancient vase was painted with pastoral scenes.
- 這古老的花瓶上繪飾著田園景色.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. A few schools now offer counselling sessions; all have some system of pastoral care.
- 一些學校現在開設咨詢課；所有學校都有某種教導關懷體制。
來自柯林斯例句