Bucolicとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (英国発音) enPR: byo͞okŏʹlĭk, IPA: /bjuːˈkɒlɪk/
• (米国発音) enPR: byo͞okäʹlĭk, IPA: /bjuˈkɑlɪk/
• 韻: -ɒlɪk
• ハイフネーション: bu‧col‧ic

語源 1

Borrowed from Latin būcolicus, from Ancient Greek βουκολικός (boukolikós, “rustic, pastoral; meter used by pastoral poets”, literally “pertaining to cowherds”).

形容詞

bucolic (comparative more bucolic, superlative most bucolic)

1. Rustic, pastoral, country-styled.

   The countryside was filled with charming, bucolic scenery, complete with rolling hills, fields of wildflowers, and quaint farmhouses.

   • 2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 71:

     A couple of years later the Metropolitan had reached its own most northerly point, Verney Junction, which was as bucolic as it sounds.

   • 2025 August 4, Sheera Frenkel, “How Tech Firms Like Google and Meta Are Embracing the Military”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 5 August 2025:

     Before the area was a tech epicenter, it was a bucolic land of fruit orchards.

2. Relating to the pleasant aspects of rustic country life.

   The cozy bed and breakfast was located in a picturesque, bucolic setting, offering guests a chance to escape the city and enjoy the simple pleasures of the countryside.

   • 2025 February 10, Colette Davidson, “Farming in France is on the decline. Who will feed the French?”, in The Christian Science Monitor‎, archived from the original on 17 March 2025:

     In a sense, Mr. Maillier is living the classic French dream – working the land in the bucolic countryside, feeding his children good food, and keeping France’s gastronomic heritage alive.

3. Pertaining to herdsmen or peasants.

   Their traditional clothing and simple way of life reflected their bucolic roots as a community of shepherds and farmers.

   • 1992, Robert Gibbons, A Primer in Game Theory, Prentice-Hall, page 27:

     Here we consider a bucolic example.

派生語

語源 2

From Latin būcolicum, neuter substantive of būcolicus.

名詞

bucolic (plural bucolics)

1. A pastoral poem.
2. A rustic, peasant.

参考

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