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    Equestrian means to do with riding horses — the sport, the skill, the clothes, the events. Equestrian sports include show jumping and ; they appear in the Olympics.

    EquestrianEquestrian means to do with riding horses的意思是「跟騎馬有關的」 — the sport, the skill, the clothes, the events不管是運動、技巧、服裝,還是比賽項目。 Equestrian sports include show jumping and dressageEquestrian sports(馬術運動)包括障礙超越(show jumping)和盛裝舞步(dressage); they appear in the Olympics這些項目都會出現在奧運裡

    The word is also a noun: an equestrian is a horse rider, usually a fairly serious one. You will hear equestrian statue for a statue of a person sitting on a horse.

    The word is also a noun這個字也可以當名詞: an equestrian is a horse rideran equestrian指的是一位騎馬的人 usually a fairly serious one通常是相當認真的那種。 You will hear equestrian statue你會聽到equestrian statue for a statue of a person sitting on a horse指的是一座「人騎在馬上」的雕像

    It is a formal, slightly posh-sounding word. Most people just say horse-riding or riding.

    It is a formal, slightly posh-sounding word這是一個正式、聽起來有點高級的字。 Most people just say horse-riding or riding大多數人就直接說horse-riding或riding

    Though actually that “” feeling is part of how the word lives: in some places horse sport is tied to money and clubs, so equestrian can sound like a world with special kit and special schools, not like a child on a farm pony.

    Though actually不過事實上 that 'posh' feeling is part of how the word lives那種「高級」的感覺,正是這個字生活方式的一部分: in some places horse sport is tied to money and clubs在有些地方,馬術運動跟金錢和俱樂部綁在一起 so equestrian can sound like a world with special kit and special schools所以equestrian聽起來會像是一個有特殊裝備、特殊學校的世界 not like a child on a farm pony不像是農場上一個小孩騎小馬那樣

    The word comes from Latin for horse, not from equal, even though the beginning looks the same.

    The word comes from Latin for horse這個字來自拉丁文裡「馬」的字 not from equal不是來自equal(相等) even though the beginning looks the same雖然開頭看起來很像

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組成From Latin equester (“of riders / of the cavalry”) + -ian (related to), from equus (“horse”). So the pieces mean “to do with horses and riding,” not “to do with being equal.”

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  • equinesame Latin equus, “horse”: of horses, or like a horse

原始詞典資料4 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。

equestrianadj/ɪˈkwɛs.tri.ən/

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    Of horseback riding or horseback riders.

    • They were an equestrian people.
    • After his death an equestrian statue was erected.
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    historicalOf or relating to the ancient Roman class of equites.

equestriannoun/ɪˈkwɛs.tri.ən/

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    One who rides a horse.

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    historicalSynonym of eques.

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