hippic

a. 马的, 赛马的

发音

US /ˈhɪpɪk/
其它
UK /ˈhɪpɪk/

词形变化

more hippic 比较级 most hippic 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Relating to horses or horse-riding.

  2. 2.

    Relating to horse racing.

    过时 幽默

词源

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἱππικός (hippikós, “relating to horses or horse-riding”) + English -ic (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or pertaining to’ from nouns). Ἱππικός is derived from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (“horse; stallion”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eḱ- (“horse; swift (?)”)) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or pertaining to’ from nouns).

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