mustang: [19] Etymologically, a mustang is a ‘mixed’ animal. The word comes from Mexican Spanish mestengo, which originally in Spanish meant ‘stray’. This was derived from mesta ‘a(chǎn)nnual roundup of cattle, participated in by all the herdsmen, in which stray cattle were disposed of’, which in turn goes back to medieval Latin mixta. And mixta (literally ‘mixed’) was used for the wild or stray animals that got ‘mixed’ in with the graziers’ herds (it was a noun use of the feminine past participle of miscēre ‘mix’, source of English miscellaneous and mix).
The word passed early on from ‘stray cattle’ to ‘stray horses’. => miscellaneous, mix
mustang (n.)
"small, half-wild horse of the American prairie," 1808, from Mexican Spanish mestengo "animal that strays" (16c.), from Spanish mestengo "wild, stray, ownerless," literally "belonging to the mesta," an association of cattle ranchers who divided stray or unclaimed animals that got "mixed" with the herds, from Latin mixta "mixed," fem. past participle of miscere "to mix" (see mix (v.)).
Said to be influenced by the Spanish word mostrenco "straying, wild," which is probably from mostrar, from Latin monstrare "to show."
雙語例句
1. Mustang is a wild horse, not a domesticated racer.
野馬是野性的馬, 不是已馴化的賽馬.
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2. Phrases such as " father of the Mustang " could no longer be used.
“ 野馬車之父 ” 這樣的提法就不能再使用了.
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3. The Ford Mustang was a smash hit in the American car market.
福特野馬曾經(jīng)是美國市場上最暢銷的車型.
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4. Like the Mustang, it had a sporty look.
與野馬車一樣, 它有賽車的外觀.
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5. Mustang II was very successful, although it wasn't quite the hit that the original had been.