equestrian
adjective /ɪˈkwestriən/
/ɪˈkwestriən/
[usually before noun]- enlarge imageconnected with riding horses, especially as a sport
马术的 - equestrian events at the Olympic Games
奥林匹克运动会的马术比赛项目 - an equestrian statue/portrait (= one of a person on a horse)
骑马雕像/肖像
Collocations DictionaryEquestrian is used with these nouns:- portrait
- sport
- statue
- …
词源mid 17th cent. (as an adjective): from Latin equester ‘belonging to a horseman’ (from eques ‘horseman, knight’, from equus ‘horse’) + -ian. - equestrian events at the Olympic Games