be + a + horseman
horseman 是可数名词,单数形式前通常要用冠词 a。
He is a horseman.
他是一名骑马者。
骑马者;马术师;养马者
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
骑马者;马术师;养马者
a man skilled in equitation
He is a horseman.
他是一名骑马者。
骑马的男子。
A man who rides a horse.
精通骑术的男人
a man skilled in equitation
骑马的士兵,尤指骑兵。
A soldier on horseback, especially a cavalryman.
饲养和照料马匹的人
a person who breeds and cares for horses
The experienced horseman calmed the nervous mare with gentle hands.
经验丰富的骑手用轻柔的动作安抚了紧张不安的母马。
A skilled horseman knows how to read the horse's mood before riding.
熟练的马术师知道骑马前如何读懂马的情绪。
The two horsemen raced across the plain to reach the village before sunset.
那两名骑手在日落前骑马奔过平原,赶往村庄。
horseman 是可数名词,单数形式前通常要用冠词 a。
He is a horseman.
他是一名骑马者。
horseman 的复数是不规则形式 horsemen,谓语动词用复数形式。
The horsemen are skilled.
骑马者们很熟练。
Not this
There are two horsemans in the field.
Use this
There are two horsemen in the field.
horseman 的复数是不规则变化 horsemen,而不是 horsemans;以 -man 结尾的名词变复数时,应将 -man 改为 -men。
Not this
She is a skilled horseman.
Use this
She is a skilled horsewoman.
horseman 特指男性骑手或马术师;指女性时应用 horsewoman,否则会错误地暗示被描述者是男性。
Not this
I saw horseman riding by.
Use this
I saw a horseman riding by.
horseman 是可数名词单数,前面需要冠词 a/an 或其他限定词,不能单独使用而没有冠词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
好骑手;擅长骑马的人
He is a good horseman, so we trust him with the horses.
他是个好骑手,所以我们放心把马交给他。
酷爱骑马的人;热衷于马术的人
As a keen horseman, he reads every book about equestrian sport.
他酷爱骑马,凡是关于马术运动的书都读。
职业骑手;职业马术师
Her uncle is a professional horseman who trains young horses.
她叔叔是一名职业马术师,专门训练小马。
(《圣经》中的)四骑士;天启四骑士
The four horsemen appear in the Book of Revelation.
四骑士出现在《启示录》中。
天启四骑士;启示录四骑士
Many people use 'the four horsemen of the Apocalypse' to describe a combination of disasters.
许多人用‘天启四骑士’来形容一系列灾难的组合。
无头骑士
Ichabod Crane fled from the Headless Horseman in terror.
伊卡博德·克兰惊恐地逃离无头骑士。
天启四骑士
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse symbolize conquest, war, famine, and death.
天启四骑士象征着征服、战争、饥荒和死亡。
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由 horse(马)和 man(人)组成,想象一个人骑在马上,就是骑马者、马术师。
语域:mixed 常见场景:文学叙述、历史叙述、马术运动 horseman 的正式程度会随语境变化:日常口语中较少用,多用于书面或文学叙述中的骑马者;在马术运动等专业语境中也较常见。
Only 'Norseman' (/ˈnɔrsmən/) rhymes with 'horseman' (/ˈhɔrsmən/). 'Horse' and 'Man' share spelling chunks but have different pronunciations; 'Sportsman' is close but includes a /ts/ sound; 'Horsemanship' and 'Horseback' share the 'horse' part but not the rhyming ending.
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