pastoral的词源

英文词源

pastoral (adj.)

"of or pertaining to shepherds," early 15c., from Old French pastoral (13c.), from Latin pastoralis "of herdsmen, of shepherds," from pastor (see pastor (n.)). The noun sense of "poem dealing with country life generally," usually dealing with it in an idealized form and emphasizing the purity and happiness of it, is from 1580s.

中文词源

pastoral：牧师的，畜牧的，田园的

来自pastor,放牧，牧师。比喻用法。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：pastoral 词源，pastoral 含义。