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A mustang is a small wild horse of North America, especially the west of the United States. Those horses come from animals Spanish people brought to the Americas, then lost or left; the horses went feral — once kept, then living free. The word came into English from Mexican Spanish.
A mustang一匹mustang(野馬) is a small wild horse是北美洲的一種小型野馬 of North America, especially the west of the United States尤其是美國西部 Those horses這些馬 come from animals Spanish people brought to the Americas是西班牙人帶到美洲的動物的後代 then lost or left後來走失或被留下 the horses went feral這些馬變成了野生的 once kept, then living free原本是被養的,後來自由生活 The word這個字 came into English from Mexican Spanish是從墨西哥西班牙文進入英文的
People also stretch the name: Ford called a car Mustang, and there was a World War II fighter plane with the same name. There is a rare verb, to mustang, meaning to catch or handle those wild horses, but you will hardly meet it.
People also stretch the name大家也會延伸這個名字 Ford called a car Mustang福特把一款車取名叫Mustang and there was a World War II fighter plane with the same name二戰時也有一款同名的戰鬥機 There is a rare verb, to mustang還有一個很少見的動詞to mustang meaning to catch or handle those wild horses意思是捕捉或馴服這些野馬 but you will hardly meet it但你幾乎不會遇到它
In everyday English the live senses are the horse and, in ads, the car. Though actually, a mustang is not just any horse running loose; the name belongs to that American feral kind.
In everyday English在日常英文裡 the live senses還在用的意思 are the horse and, in ads, the car是那匹馬,還有廣告裡的那台車 Though actually不過其實 a mustang並不是隨便一匹 is not just any horse running loose到處亂跑的馬都叫mustang the name這個名字 belongs to that American feral kind專屬於那種美洲野化的馬
組成Borrowed from Mexican Spanish mestengo, from Old Spanish mesteño or mestengo, a feral animal — one that was once kept and then went wild.
原始詞典資料7 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。
Mustangnoun詞源 1/ˈmʌˌstæŋ/
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An American sports car, manufactured by Ford Motor Company from 1964 till present, a cultural icon and the longest-produced Ford nameplate.
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The P-51 Mustang was a single-seat fighter plane designed by North American Aviation in 1940.
Mustangname詞源 2/ˈmʌˌstæŋ/
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A district of Nepal.
mustangnoun/ˈmʌˌstæŋ/
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A small, hardy, naturalized (feral) horse of the North American west.
- The mustang pony, the invariable companion of the inhabitant of the prairie, whether he is rich or poor, is a little creature, apparently narrow-chested, and small across the loins.
- Having ridden a distance of two or three miles, Garey slackened his pace, and put the mustang to a slow walk.
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slanggovernmentmilitarypoliticsA merchant marine who joined the U.S. Navy as a commissioned officer during the American Civil War.
- He is a product of the merchant marine and is one of the officers called "Mustangs" who entered the navy during the Civil War.
- He was the son of a famous artist, and was what we termed a "mustang" officer, who had come into the navy from the merchant service during the Civil War.
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slanggovernmentmilitarypoliticsA commissioned officer who started military service as an enlisted person.
- […] and the chief engineer is a "mustang" — that is, an officer who has risen from the ranks of enlisted men.
- Mustang— Officer who came up through the ranks. None better.
mustangverb/ˈmʌˌstæŋ/
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To hunt mustangs (wild horses), either for military use or for slaughter as pet food.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。