Ruritanian

a. 理想王国的, 想像中之王国的, 对王室持浪漫主义观念的

发音

UK /ˌɹʊə.ɹɪˈteɪ.ni.ən/
US /ˌɹʊɹ.ɪˈteɪ.ni.ən/

词形变化

Ruritanians 复数 Ruritanians more Ruritanian 比较级 most Ruritanian 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person from the fictional land of Ruritania.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or having the characteristics of adventure, romance, and intrigue, as in works of romantic fiction.

  2. 2.

    Used to describe a fictitious and generic foreign government or person, used to state a general or hypothetical situation.

词源

From Ruritania + -an, after the fictional kingdom used as the setting for stories by Anthony Hope (1863–1933).

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