equestrian: [17] Equestrian was adapted from Latin equester, an adjective derived from eques ‘horseman’. Eques in turn was based on equus ‘horse’ (source of English equine [18]). This was the Latin descendant of *ekwos, the prehistoric Indo-European term for ‘horse’, which was once found in all the daughter languages of Indo- European except for the Slavic branch: Old English had eoh, for example, Old Irish ech, Sanskrit avás, and ancient Greek híppos (source of English hippodrome and hippopotamus).
It is a remarkable circumstance, however, that over the past thousand years equus and its relatives have (other than in derivatives such as equine) died out, to be replaced by secondary terms such as French cheval (from Latin caballus, probably a non-Indo-European borrowing), German pferd (from late Latin paraverēdus ‘extra post-horse’, source also of English palfrey), and English horse. => equine, hippopotamus
equestrian (adj.)
"pertaining to or relating to horses or horsemanship," 1650s, formed in English from Latin equester (genitive equestris) "of a horseman, knightly," from eques "horseman, knight," from equus "horse" (see equine). As a noun, "one who rides on horseback," from 1786. The feminine form equestrienne is attested from 1848 (Century Dictionary calls it "circus-bill French"). An earlier adjective was equestrial (1550s).
雙語例句
1. equestrian events at the Olympic Games
奧林匹克運動會的馬術比賽項目
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2. They all showed extraordinary equestrian skills.
他們的騎術都很高超。
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3. Only the steed and equestrian's close coordination, can win competition's champion.
只有駿馬和騎手的密切配合, 才能取得比賽的冠軍.
來自互聯網
4. Which year was equestrian sport at the Olympic Games?
哪一年開始舉辦馬術項目? 1912年.
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5. Introduces the Olympic Equestrian Events and fun facts about horses.