saddle

• n. 鞍，鞍狀物；車座；拖具
• vt. 承受；使負擔；裝以馬鞍
• vi. 跨上馬鞍

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 söðull, 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並教會她如何側騎馬。

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2. He ran to the door and vaulted into the saddle.

他跑到門口，飛身躍上馬背。

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3. He threw the old cloth saddle across the donkey's back.

他把舊布鞍搭在驢背上。

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4. Katie Moore took the ladies' side-saddle award.

凱蒂·穆爾獲得了最佳女側騎手獎。

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5. She swung herself into the saddle.

她飛身上馬。

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