filly

IPA/ˈfɪli/
KK[fˈɪli]IPA/ˈfɪli/

filly — noun

  • fillysingular
  • filliesplural

1. A horse that is female and still young — usually younger than four years old — a

1.名詞B1
釋義

A horse that is female and still young — usually younger than four years old — and has not finished growing to its adult size

例句

The farmer led the young filly into the barn for her first health check-up.

countable noun, often modified by 'young'

Ingrid's filly won second place at the county horse show last spring.

同義詞
  • foal

    broader term meaning any young horse up to about one year old, male or female

反義詞
  • colt

    the male counterpart — a young male horse under four years old

  • mare

    an adult female horse, typically four years or older

文法句型

filly + verb

adjective + filly

常見錯誤

❌We bought a new filly for the children to ride last week, and the colt stayed with its mother.' (if meaning a young female).
✅We bought a new filly for the children to ride last week.
💡use 'colt' for a young male horse under four; 'filly' is specifically female.
❌The new filly is only two weeks old.' (if the speaker means a newborn).
✅The new foal is only two weeks old.
💡'foal' is the correct term for any horse under one year; 'filly' is a young female over one year old.