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語源

From Old French rural, from Latin rūrālis (“rural”), from rūs (“countryside”) + -ālis.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈɹʊə.ɹəl/, /ˈɹɔː.ɹəl/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈɹʊ.ɹəl/, /ˈɹɝl/
• (Scotland, Northern Ireland) IPA: /ˈɹʉːɹəl/
• (Ireland) IPA: /ˈɹuːɹəl/
• (Indic) IPA: /ˈɾuːɾal/, (nonstandard) /ˈɾuːa̯l/
• ハイフネーション: ru‧ral
• 韻: -ʊəɹəl

形容詞

rural (comparative more rural, superlative most rural)

1. Relating to the countryside or to agriculture.

   Synonyms: campestral, landly (nonstandard)

   Antonyms: urban, suburban

   • 1913, Robert Barr, chapter 4, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad‎:

     Nothing could be more business-like than the construction of the stout dams, and nothing more gently rural than the limpid lakes, with the grand old forest trees marshalled round their margins … .

   • 2024 November 21, Helen Regan, Isaac Yee and Eve Brennan, “Australian teens among six tourists dead as countries warn of suspected methanol poisonings in Laos”, in CNN‎:

     The Australian teens, both from Melbourne, were enjoying a backpacking trip when they became ill after a night out in Vang Vieng.
     The picturesque rural town in northern Laos has long been a popular backpacking spot.

派生語

名詞

rural (plural rurals)

1. (obsolete) A person from the countryside; a rustic.

参考

アナグラム

• urlar