bridle
英 ['bra?d(?)l]
美 ['bra?dl]
- n. 韁繩；馬勒；系帶；約束物
- vt. 控制；給裝馬勒
- vi. 昂首表示輕蔑；生氣
- n. (Bridle)人名；(英)布賴德爾
助記提示
1. braid =》 bridle.
英文詞源
- bridle
- bridle: [OE] The Old English word was brīdel, which came from the same source (Germanic *bregd-) as braid. The basic meaning element of this was something like ‘pull or twitch jerkily from side to side’, so the application to bridle, which one pulls on with reins to one side or the other to control the horse’s direction, is fairly clear. The metaphorical verbal sense ‘take offence’ dates from the 18th century.
=> braid - bridle (n.)
- Old English bridel "bridle, rein, curb, restraint," related to bregdan "move quickly," from Proto-Germanic *bregdilaz (see braid (v.)).
- bridle (v.)
- "to control, dominate," c. 1200, from Old English bridlian "to fit with a bridle," from bridel (see bridle (n.)). Meaning "to throw up the head" (as a horse does when reined in) is from mid-15c. Related: Bridled; bridling.
雙語例句
- 1. Emma dismounted and took her horse's bridle.
- 埃瑪下了馬，拉著馬籠頭。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It is the bridle and spur that makes a good horse.
- 要把馬練好,韁繩靴刺不可少.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. He was leading a horse by the bridle.
- 他牽著馬的韁繩.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Bridle is a harness.
- 馬勒是一件馬具.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. He learned to bridle his temper.
- 他學會了控制脾氣.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》