unhandled
/"+/ (ame, mw)
unhandled — 形容詞
- unhandledpositive
- more unhandledcomparative
- most unhandledsuperlative
1. describes an animal that has never been trained to accept human contact or follo
未馴服；野生
形容未經馴化、保持野性的動物
describes an animal that has never been trained to accept human contact or follow commands, so it remains wild and often difficult to approach.
The unhandled stallion kicked at the fence whenever Soraya walked past.
那匹未馴服的公馬每當 Soraya 走過時就會踢柵欄。
attributive: unhandled + stallion (specific wild animal)
Rescuers could not approach the unhandled dog that had been living in the forest for months.
救援人員無法靠近那隻在森林裡生活了好幾個月的未馴服狗。
Bao's grandfather warned that an unhandled horse can injure even an experienced rider.
Bao 的祖父警告說，未馴服的馬連經驗豐富的騎手都可能弄傷。
The refuge takes in unhandled mustangs and slowly teaches them to trust humans.
這間收容所接收未馴服的野馬，慢慢教導牠們信任人類。
Henrik spent three years training an unhandled mare from the mountain herd.
Henrik 花了三年時間訓練一匹來自山區馬群的未馴服母馬。
- wild
broader term for any undomesticated animal or natural state; does not imply the animal was ever expected to be tame
- untamed
focuses on the animal's refusal or inability to be controlled; very close to 'unhandled' but slightly more common
- feral
describes a domestic animal that has returned to a wild state, not one that has always been wild
- tame
trained to live with people and follow commands
- domesticated
bred and raised to live in a human-controlled environment
- handled
accustomed to human touch and management
文法句型
unhandled + [wild/undomesticated animal]
用法筆記
Primarily used of large mammals that are normally domesticated or trainable, especially horses and dogs. Not used for truly wild animals that have never had contact with humans — use 'wild' instead.