saddle

英 ['s?d(?)l] 美['s?dl]

反義詞

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復(fù)數(shù):?saddles;第三人稱單數(shù):?saddles;過去式:?saddled;過去分詞:?saddled;現(xiàn)在分詞:?saddling;

1. sed- "sit" => *sad- "sit" + 雙寫d加-le.
2. => seat for a rider.

saddle 馬鞍

來自古英語 sadol,馬鞍，來自 Proto-Germanic*sathulaz,座位，來自 PIE*sed,坐，坐下，詞源同 sit,,seat,sedentary.

saddle: saddle: [OE] Saddle comes from a prehistoric Germanic *sathulaz, which also produced German sattel, Dutch zadel, and Swedish sadel. Etymologically it no doubt signifies something to ‘sit’ on, hailing ultimately from the Indo- European base *sed- ‘sit’, from which English gets sit.
=> sit
saddle (n.): Old English sadol "seat for a rider," from Proto-Germanic *sathulaz (cognates: Old Norse s?eull, Old Frisian sadel, Dutch zadel, zaal, German Sattel "saddle"), from PIE *sed- (1) "to sit" (cognates: Latin sedere "to sit," Old Church Slavonic sedlo "saddle;" see sedentary). Figurative phrase in the saddle "in an active position of management" is attested from 1650s. Saddle stitch (n.) was originally in bookbinding (1887).
saddle (v.): Old English sadolian "to put a riding saddle on;" see saddle (n.). The meaning "to load with a burden" is first recorded 1690s. Related: Saddled; saddling.

1. Naomi was given a pony and taught to ride side-saddle.: 別人給娜奧米一匹小型馬并教會她如何側(cè)騎馬。