gelding
/ˈɡeldɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡeldɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgel-diŋ/ (ame, mw)
gelding — 名詞
- geldingsingular
- geldingsplural
1. an adult male horse whose reproductive organs have been removed by surgery, usua
閹馬
被去勢的成年公馬
an adult male horse whose reproductive organs have been removed by surgery, usually to make the animal calmer and easier to ride or work with.
Ziad rode a quiet brown gelding along the forest trail every Sunday morning.
Ziad 每個星期天早上都騎著一匹安靜的棕色閹馬沿著森林小徑前行。
typical: ride + a + [colour] + gelding
The riding school chose a gentle gelding for the nervous new students.
馬術學校為緊張的新學生挑選了一匹溫馴的閹馬。
common context: riding-school horse
Yael's grandfather bred horses on the farm and kept three geldings for pulling the plough.
Yael 的祖父在農場養馬，並養了三匹閹馬來拉犁。
After the operation, the young stallion became a gelding and grew much calmer.
手術過後，那匹年輕的種馬就變成了閹馬，並且變得溫順許多。
Camila bought an old gelding at the country auction and called the horse Pepper.
Camila 在鄉間的拍賣會上買了一匹年老的閹馬，並把那匹馬取名為 Pepper。
- castrated horse
the descriptive equivalent; less common in everyday speech among horse owners
- stallion
an uncastrated adult male horse, often kept for breeding
用法筆記
Distinguish from 'stallion' (uncastrated adult male horse) and 'mare' (adult female horse). The change from stallion to gelding is irreversible.