rugged

• adj.ゴツゴツした; 堅い; 不均一な; 荒い

語源は古ノルド語のrog、粗い羊毛、粗い布、rugと同じ。

rugged (adj.)

c. 1300, "rough, shaggy, careworn" (originally of animals), from Old Norse rogg "shaggy tuft" (see rug). "The precise relationship to ragged is not quite clear, but the stem is no doubt ultimately the same" [OED]. Meaning "vigorous, strong, robust" is American English, by 1848.

We were challenged with a peace-time choice between the American system of rugged individualism and a European philosophy of diametrically opposed doctrines -- doctrines of paternalism and state socialism. [Herbert Hoover, speech in New York, Oct. 22, 1928]

Hoover said the phrase was not his own, and it is attested from 1897, though not in a patriotic context. Related: Ruggedly; ruggedness.

1. The camera combines rugged reliability with unequalled optical performance and speed.

このカメラは丈夫で耐久性があり、優れた光学性能とシャッタースピードを持っている。

2.Here another rugged castle crowns the cliffs and crags.

ここにはまた断崖絶壁の上に高低差のある城が建っている。

3. Rugged individualism forged America 'sfrontier society.

確固たる個人主義がアメリカの辺境社会を作り上げた。

4.an actor famous for his rugged good looks

その豪快な美しさで有名な男優

5.They admired the rugged beauty of the coastline.

彼らは海岸線の岩がびっしりと張り巡らされた美しい景色に感心した。