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    A grown male horse that has not been — one that can father foals. That last part is the whole point of the word.

    A grown male horse是一匹成年的公馬,that has not been castrated沒有被閹割過,— one that can father foals——也就是能讓母馬懷孕生小馬的公馬。 That last part is the whole point of the word最後那一點正是這個字的重點。

    A male horse that has been is a , and most riding horses are , so 'stallion' is not simply the word for 'boy horse'. It is the word for one kept whole, usually for breeding, and often a valuable animal in a stud farm's records.

    A male horse that has been castrated is a gelding被閹割過的公馬叫 gelding(閹馬),and most riding horses are geldings而大部分用來騎乘的馬都是閹馬,so 'stallion' is not simply the word for 'boy horse'所以「stallion」不是單純指「公的馬」而已。 It is the word for one kept whole這個字是指那種沒被閹割、保持完整的公馬,usually for breeding通常是留著配種用的,and often a valuable animal in a stud farm's records在種馬場的紀錄裡往往是很珍貴的動物。

    Stallions have a reputation for being strong, spirited and hard to handle, and English leans on that. Call a man a stallion and you mean he is physically impressive and sexually attractive or active. It is informal, a bit crude, and usually said as a compliment or as a joke between friends — but it is about sex, so it is not something to say at work or to a stranger.

    Stallions have a reputation for being strong, spirited and hard to handle種馬給人的印象是強壯、性子烈、不好駕馭,and English leans on that英文用這個字時就是靠著這個印象。 Call a man a stallion如果你叫一個男人 stallion,you mean he is physically impressive and sexually attractive or active意思是他身材很猛,性方面很有魅力或很活躍。 It is informal, a bit crude這是口語,有點粗俗,and usually said as a compliment or as a joke between friends通常是朋友之間拿來稱讚或開玩笑的話——but it is about sex但因為講的是性方面的事,so it is not something to say at work or to a stranger所以不適合在職場上或對陌生人說。

    Advertising and romance novels use it freely.

    Advertising and romance novels use it freely廣告和言情小說倒是很常用這個字。

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組成From Middle English stalion, taken from Old French estalon, and that came from a Germanic word connected to 'stall' — the stable where a horse is kept. The idea behind the name is a horse kept in a stall for breeding, rather than one taken out to work. The Old English word for this animal, hengest, was pushed out by the French one.

同家族的字

  • stallshares the Germanic root about a standing place for a horse
  • installsame 'stall' root: originally to place someone in position

原始詞典資料3 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。

stallionnoun/ˈstæljən/

  • 1

    An adult male horse.

  • 2

    An adult male horse.

  • 3

    A very virile and sexually-inclined man or (rarely) woman.

    • 'You stallion.' Brian patted Tom on the back, but now with mixed feelings. He was pleased for his brother, but slightly jealous that Tom had lost his virginity before him

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