equine 馬的、馬科的；像馬的｜字脈

1馬的、馬科的；像馬的
Equine means to do with horses, or like a horse. Vets talk about equine medicine, equine flu, the equine industry: it is the scientific and farm-and-clinic word, not the word you use for a pony at the park. As a noun, an equine is a member of the horse family — horses, and also donkeys and . People also say an equine face for a long face that makes you think of a horse; that use can feel , so be careful with it about a person. You will see equine on clinic doors and in nature documentaries. Everyday English just says horse or about horses. Though actually it is a cousin of equestrian, not of equal: both equine and equestrian come from Latin equus, “horse.” The look-alike with equal is a trap.

組成A learned borrowing from Latin equīnus (“of horses”), from equus (“horse”).

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equineadj/ˈɛkˌwaɪn/

1
Of, relating to, or reminiscent of horses.
- He who believes that each equine species was independently created, will, I presume, assert that each species has been created with a tendency to vary, both under nature and under domestication, in this particular manner, so as often to become striped like other species of the genus; and that each has been created with a strong tendency, when crossed with species inhabiting distant quarters of the world, to produce hybrids resembling in their stripes, not their own parents, but other species of the genus.
- It should come as no surprise that horses suffer from tendon and ligament injuries. When one considers these vital parts of the equine anatomy and the stresses placed upon them, it’s a tribute to the horse’s physical make-up that there aren’t more injuries.
2
Of or relating to any member or members of the genus Equus, including horses, donkeys, mules, zebras, and others.

equinenoun/ˈɛkˌwaɪn/

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