stallion

/ˈstæliən/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈstæliən/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈstal-yən/ (ame, mw)

stallion — noun

  • stallionsingular
  • stallionsplural

1. a male horse that is old enough to mate and is not castrated, kept on a farm or

1.名詞B1
釋義

a male horse that is old enough to mate and is not castrated, kept on a farm or ranch so that it can father young horses — unlike a gelding, which is a castrated male horse used only for riding

例句

The rancher led the black stallion into the barn for a health check.

collocation: black stallion / breeding stallion

Kwame's stallion, Thunder, won first prize at the county fair last summer.

possessive + appositive naming the horse

同義詞
  • stud

    specifically a stallion kept for breeding; also used as a noun for the act of breeding ('put the mare to stud')

  • entire

    British technical term for an uncastrated male horse; less common in everyday speech

反義詞
  • mare

    an adult female horse

  • gelding

    a castrated male horse, typically calmer and used for riding

文法句型

stallion (countable)

用法筆記

Frequently contrasted with 'gelding' (a castrated male horse kept for riding) and 'mare' (an adult female horse). On farms and ranches, stallions are usually housed separately from other horses because they may fight or attempt to mate.

常見錯誤

❌The mare gave birth to a healthy stallion.
✅The mare gave birth to a healthy foal.
💡A newborn horse of either sex is called a 'foal', not a 'stallion'.
❌The vet gelded the stallion to make him calmer.
✅The vet gelded the young horse to make him calmer.
💡Once a male horse is castrated, it is no longer a stallion; it is called a 'gelding'.