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    A bronco is a wild horse from the western United States, or a horse that has not been trained to take a rider and still bucks. English borrowed it in the 1800s from Spanish bronco, rough; in Mexican usage it already described a horse that had not been broken and was still wild.

    A bronco is a wild horse from the western United Statesbronco是美國西部的野馬 or a horse that has not been trained to take a rider and still bucks或是一匹還沒被訓練成能載人、還會亂踢亂跳的馬。English borrowed it in the 1800s from Spanish bronco, rough英文在1800年代從西班牙文bronco(意思是粗野)借來這個字 in Mexican usage it already described a horse that had not been broken and was still wild在墨西哥的用法裡,它本來就是指還沒被馴服、還很野的馬。

    In rodeos the bronco — or , the short cowboy form — is the horse that tries to throw you. People also stretch it: a bucking bronco can describe a person or a machine that is hard to control.

    In rodeos the bronco — or bronc, the short cowboy form —在牛仔競技(rodeo)裡,bronco——或牛仔簡稱的bronc—— is the horse that tries to throw you就是那匹想把你甩下來的馬。People also stretch it大家也會把這個字用得更廣: a bucking bronco can describe a person or a machine that is hard to controla bucking bronco可以形容一個很難控制的人或機器。

    It is informal, Western, a little colourful. Though actually, it is not a breed, like an Arabian or a Shetland. It is about how wild or the horse is, and about that Western world. A quiet lesson pony is not a bronco.

    It is informal, Western, a little colourful這個字很口語,帶著西部味,也有點生動。Though actually, it is not a breed不過其實它不是一個品種 like an Arabian or a Shetland不像阿拉伯馬或雪特蘭矮馬那樣。It is about how wild or unbroken the horse is它講的是這匹馬有多野、有沒有被馴服 and about that Western world還有那個西部世界的感覺。A quiet lesson pony is not a bronco一匹乖乖上課用的小馬不算bronco。

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組成Borrowed in the 19th century from Spanish bronco, rough. In Mexican usage it also meant a horse that had not been broken and was still wild.

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  • broncthe short cowboy form of the same word

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Bronconoun

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    hobbieslifestylesportsA member of the Denver Broncos.

bronconoun/ˈbɹɑŋkoʊ/

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    A horse of western North America that is wild or not fully broken.

    • Swollen with greatness, slightly afraid lest the noble blood of Nottingham change its mind and leave him at any street corner, Babbitt paraded with Sir Gerald Doak to the movie palace and in silent bliss sat beside him, trying not to be too enthusiastic, lest the knight despise his adoration of six-shooters and broncos.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。