equestrian
英 [?'kwestr??n; e-]
美[?'kw?str??n]
- adj. 馬的；騎馬的；騎術的
- n. 騎手；騎馬者
GRE低頻詞暢通詞匯TOEFL
中文詞源
equestrian 馬術比賽項目
來自equine, 馬的，與馬相關的。
英文詞源
- equestrian
- equestrian: [17] Equestrian was adapted from Latin equester, an adjective derived from eques ‘horseman’. Eques in turn was based on equus ‘horse’ (source of English equine [18]). This was the Latin descendant of *ekwos, the prehistoric Indo-European term for ‘horse’, which was once found in all the daughter languages of Indo- European except for the Slavic branch: Old English had eoh, for example, Old Irish ech, Sanskrit avás, and ancient Greek híppos (source of English hippodrome and hippopotamus).
It is a remarkable circumstance, however, that over the past thousand years equus and its relatives have (other than in derivatives such as equine) died out, to be replaced by secondary terms such as French cheval (from Latin caballus, probably a non-Indo-European borrowing), German pferd (from late Latin paraverēdus ‘extra post-horse’, source also of English palfrey), and English horse.
=> equine, hippopotamus - equestrian (adj.)
- "pertaining to or relating to horses or horsemanship," 1650s, formed in English from Latin equester (genitive equestris) "of a horseman, knightly," from eques "horseman, knight," from equus "horse" (see equine). As a noun, "one who rides on horseback," from 1786. The feminine form equestrienne is attested from 1848 (Century Dictionary calls it "circus-bill French"). An earlier adjective was equestrial (1550s).
雙語例句
- 1. equestrian events at the Olympic Games
- 奧林匹克運動會的馬術比賽項目
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. They all showed extraordinary equestrian skills.
- 他們的騎術都很高超。
來自辭典例句
- 3. Only the steed and equestrian's close coordination, can win competition's champion.
- 只有駿馬和騎手的密切配合, 才能取得比賽的冠軍.
來自互聯網
- 4. Which year was equestrian sport at the Olympic Games?
- 哪一年開始舉辦馬術項目? 1912年.
來自互聯網
- 5. Introduces the Olympic Equestrian Events and fun facts about horses.
- 介紹奧運馬術競賽項目和馬匹的有趣知識.
來自互聯網