gelding

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n. 阉割的动物, 太监, 去势的人, 去势的雄马

发音

US /ˈɡɛldɪŋ/

词形变化

geldings 复数 geldings

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A castrated male horse.

    骟马

  2. 2.

    Any castrated male animal.

    阉割动物

v.
  1. 1.

    present participle and gerund of geld

词源

From Middle English geldyng (“eunuch”), from Old Norse geldingr (“wether, eunuch”), from gelda (“to castrate”). By surface analysis, geld (“to castrate”) + -ing (diminutive suffix).

来源：wiktionary