A horde is a huge crowd moving together in a messy, noisy way — too many people, not quite in control. Shoppers on the first morning of a sale, fans pouring out of a stadium, tourists around a famous statue: newspapers love the word because it makes the crowd feel a little wild, a little like an army that has stopped being an army.

A hordeA horde is是 a huge crowd moving together in a messy, noisy way一大群人亂哄哄、吵吵鬧鬧地一起移動 — too many people, not quite in control人多到有點失控。Shoppers on the first morning of a sale特賣第一天早上的購物人潮, fans pouring out of a stadium從體育場湧出來的球迷, tourists around a famous statue圍在知名雕像旁邊的觀光客: newspapers love the word新聞媒體很愛用這個字 because it makes the crowd feel a little wild因為它讓人群感覺有點野性, a little like an army that has stopped being an army有點像一支不再是軍隊的軍隊。

It can sound unkind if you stick it on a group of people you do not like; it paints them as a mass, not as persons.

It它 can sound unkind聽起來會有點不客氣 if you stick it on a group of people you do not like如果你把它貼在一群你不喜歡的人身上; it paints them as a mass它把他們畫成一個群體, not as persons而不是一個個的人。

Long ago it named a Turkic or Mongol camp-army, a court on the move. That old meaning still sits under the new one, which is why a horde feels more restless than a mere crowd.

Long ago很久以前 it named它指的是 a Turkic or Mongol camp-army突厥或蒙古的營帳軍隊, a court on the move一個移動中的朝廷。That old meaning still sits under the new one這個舊的意思仍然潛藏在新的意思底下, which is why a horde feels more restless than a mere crowd這就是為什麼horde感覺比單純的crowd更不安分。

People also stretch it to animals (a horde of locusts) and even to emails. The noun is what you will meet; a verb exists but is uncommon.

People人們 also stretch it to animals也會把它用到動物身上 (a horde of locustsa horde of locusts，一大群蝗蟲) and even to emails甚至用在電子郵件上。The noun is what you will meet你會遇到的是名詞用法; a verb exists but is uncommon動詞也存在，但不常見。