country

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈkʌntɹi/|[ˈkʰʌnt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷi]|/ˈkʌntɹɪj/    美 /ˈkʌntɹi/|[ˈkʰʌnt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷi]|/ˈkɐntɹi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc. countable,uncountable
    — By one o'clock the place was choc-a-bloc. […] The restaurant was packed, and the promenade between the two main courts and the subsidiary courts was thronged with healthy-looking youngish people, drawn to the Mecca of tennis from all parts of the country.
  2. An area of land of undefined extent; a region, a district. UK,countable,especially,uncountable
    — We walk along flat, open country, red dirt and spinifex grass, a few short trees[…].
  3. An area of land of undefined extent; a region, a district.; An area of land of indefinite extent or of more or less definite extent in relation to human occupation, especially characterized by its particular physical features, or its suitability for a particular activity or connected with its population (by race, dialect, culture, etc.) or a person, especially a writer, or their works. UK,countable,especially,uncountable
    — Thomas Hardy country
  4. A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside. uncountable
    — I was borne and brought up in the Countrie, and amidst husbandry[…].
  5. The inhabitants or people of a district, region, or nation; the populace, the public. countable,uncountable
    — For all the country, in a general voice, Cried hate upon him.
  6. Traditional lands of Indigenous people with embedded cultural, spiritual, cosmological, ecological, and physical attributes and values. Australia,capitalized,countable,uncountable,usually
    — "Me like my country — no much too hot, no much too cold. By and bye, white fellow come — soldier-man come. White fellow say, this our land, that our land — ALL country our land. Black fellow say no! my country no white fellow's country, and black fellow take spear.
  7. Ellipsis of country music. abbreviation,alt-of,countable,ellipsis,uncountable
    — a country song
  8. The spirit of the country (rural places): the spirit of country folkways; those folkways. countable,informal,uncountable
    — You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy.
  9. The rock through which a vein of ore or coal runs. countable,uncountable
形容词 adj.
  1. From or in the countryside, connected with it, or typical of it.
    — Things around here are just a little more country than what he's used to.
  2. Of or connected to country music.
    — They're mainly a hard rock band, but their new album sounds kinda country to me.
  3. Originating in India rather than being imported from abroad. India
    — We have seen that the Company manufactured silk stuffs at three of its Residencies, but from country-wound silk.

词形变化

countries plural contree alternative,archaic countrey alternative,archaic contrey alternative,obsolete countre alternative,obsolete countrie alternative,obsolete counterie alternative,obsolete counthry alternative,pronunciation-spelling cuntry alternative,derogatory,pronunciation-spelling countrier comparative more country comparative countriest superlative most country superlative contree alternative,archaic countrey alternative,archaic contrey alternative,obsolete countre alternative,obsolete countrie alternative,obsolete counterie alternative,obsolete counthry alternative,pronunciation-spelling cuntry alternative,derogatory,pronunciation-spelling

词汇关系

近义词
country sovereign country sovereign state
上位词
entity political entity organization
下位词
developed country developing country federal state federation first-world country HIC member country mini-country old country second-world country third-world country rich country poor country unitary state LMIC island country archipelagic country
衍生词
accession country across country alt-country alternative country another country heard from anticountry a prophet has no honor in his own country a prophet is not without honor save in his own country backcountry back country Black Country bro-country bro country coal country Constable country constituent country cottage country countrification countrify country & western country and western country-and-western countryball country beam country beer country blues country-blues country bookie country box country bread country bumpkin country captain country club country code country cousin country damage country-damaged country dance country-dance country dancing country dweller countryfication country fig countryfolk country-fried country-fried steak countryful country gentleman country gravy country ham countryhood country house countryhuman countryish country Joan country lane countryless countrylike countrymade countryman countrymate country merchant country mile country mouse country music country of origin country of provenance country park countryperson country pop country punk country rap country risk country road country rock country-rock country sausage country seat country ship countryship countryside country side country-side country stop country store country team countryward countrywards countrywear country-western country-western music countrywide country wife country wine countrywoman cross country cross-country cross-country ski cross-country skier cross country skiing cross-country skiing cuntry developed country Elvis country flyover country foreign country free country fresh country egg fresh country eggs frontcountry go back to your country go country God's country God's own country go to the country hill country blues home country host country in-country in country intercountry intracountry it's a free country line of country live off the country Lowcountry microcountry mini-independent country model country mother country multicountry neotraditional country new country project noncountry Nordic country north country old-time country outlaw country outside country pure country safe third country socialism in one country step-country summer country third country tiger country transcountry Trump country up the country people winter country X-country
相关词
Americo- Dano- Franco- Greco- Hispano- Japano- Polono- Russo- Turko- region territory :Category:en:Countries Appendix:Countries and territories of the world Appendix:English nationality prefixes Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class V § 737a. Government countrify countryish countrylike go country
部分词
administrative division constituent country federated state landscape landform province settlement person inhabitant president government minister [⇒ thesaurus]} government government ministry executive legislature chamber parliament senate judiciary military police

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Proto-Indo-European *-teros
Proto-Italic *-teros
Proto-Italic *komterosder.
Proto-Italic *komterād
Latin contrā
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -ātus
Latin -āta
Vulgar Latin *(terra) contrāta
Old French contreebor.
Middle English contre
English country
Inherited from Middle English contre, borrowed from Old French contree, from Vulgar Latin *(terra) contrāta (“facing land”), from Latin contrā (“against”) + -āta (noun-forming suffix). Cognate with Scots kintra. Unrelated to county. Displaced native English land in some of its senses.
From around 1300 as "area surrounding a walled city or town; the open country." By early 16th century the sense was applied mostly to rural areas, as opposed to towns and cities.
Compare typologically Russian страна́ (straná), сторона́ (storoná).
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Proto-Indo-European *-teros
Proto-Italic *-teros
Proto-Italic *komterosder.
Proto-Italic *komterād
Latin contrā
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -ātus
Latin -āta
Vulgar Latin *(terra) contrāta
Old French contreebor.
Middle English contre
English country
Inherited from Middle English contre, borrowed from Old French contree, from Vulgar Latin *(terra) contrāta (“facing land”), from Latin contrā (“against”) + -āta (noun-forming suffix). Cognate with Scots kintra. Unrelated to county. Displaced native English land in some of its senses.
From around 1300 as "area surrounding a walled city or town; the open country." By early 16th century the sense was applied mostly to rural areas, as opposed to towns and cities.
Compare typologically Russian страна́ (straná), сторона́ (storoná).
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