Word · Frequency #14162
Horseback
在马背上；骑在马上
on the back of a horse
- 1.
On the back of a horse.
在马背上
在马背上；骑在马上
In use
We explored the valley on horseback.
She has never travelled on horseback before.
The tourists enjoyed a guided tour on horseback through the countryside.
on horseback
固定搭配，horseback 为名词，整个介词短语作方式状语，意为“骑着马”。
We went through the mountains on horseback.
我们骑马穿越了群山。
ride horseback
horseback 在此为副词，直接修饰 ride，相当于 ride on horseback。
She learned to ride horseback at a young age.
她很小就学会了骑马。
Common mistakes
We traveled by horseback through the mountains.We traveled on horseback through the mountains.
表示“骑马”这一方式时，英语用固定搭配 on horseback，不用 by horseback；by 通常用于交通工具（如 by car、by train），而骑马是骑在动物背上，要用 on。
He rode on the horseback to the farm.He rode on horseback to the farm.
on horseback 是固定短语，意为“骑着马”，horseback 前不加冠词或所有格。说 on the horseback 是照搬汉语“在马的背上”导致的多余冠词错误。
Connections
Collocations
- on horseback
- 骑在马上
- They explored the national park on horseback.他们骑马游览了国家公园。
- horseback riding
- 骑马运动；骑马
- Horseback riding is good exercise.骑马是一项很好的锻炼。
- horseback rider
- 骑马者；骑手
- A horseback rider must wear a helmet.骑马者必须戴头盔。
- horseback tour
- 骑马之旅；骑马游览
- We signed up for a horseback tour of the canyon.我们报名参加了峡谷的骑马游览。
Idioms & figurative uses
- on horseback
- 骑着马；在马背上They explored the countryside on horseback.他们骑马探索了乡村。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
horse（马）+ back（背）→ 马背；想象骑马时坐在马背上，就是 horseback。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：travel、equestrian riding、historical description horseback 常见于 on horseback 这一搭配，表示“骑在马上”；副词用法如 ride horseback 也存在，语气与介词短语接近。整体通常视为中性语域，比较自然地用于旅行、骑马或叙述性文字，口语和书面均可用。建议优先掌握 on horseback 的固定搭配。
Grammar Note
horseback 作名词时通常出现在 on horseback 中；作副词时本身表示“骑在马背上”，无需介词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These six words are genuine rhymes with one another: /bæk/, /blæk/, /pæk/, /sæk/, /træk/, /dʒæk/ share the stressed vowel /æ/ and the final /k/. They also match the final -back element of horseback /ˈhɒːsbæk/, though horseback has primary stress on horse-, so it is not a perfect whole-word rhyme. Beware lookalikes: worse /wɜːs/ looks like horse but has a different vowel; the -orse in horseback is pronounced /ɔːs/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.