rustic
adj[usu attrib 通常作定语]1 (approv 褒) typical of the country or country people 有农村或村民特色的
rustic charm, peace, simplicity乡村的秀丽、 宁静、 简朴
lead a rustic existence 过乡村生活. Cf 参看 rural.
2 rough and unrefined 粗野的; 不雅的
rustic accents, manners 粗俗的腔调、 举止.3 made of rough timber or untrimmed branches 用粗糙的木材或树枝制作的
a rustic bench, bridge, fence, etc 用粗糙木料制的长凳、 桥、 栅栏等. rustic, n (esp derog 尤作贬义) peasant or yokel 乡巴佬儿
country rustics 乡下佬儿.
While the priest climbs a post, the devil climbs ten.
道高一尺,魔高一丈。
As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country, this one must have been in the possession of a private collector and somehow managed to escape.