hackney
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 乘用马，出租马车
- vt.
- 出租，役使，过于频繁使用
- adj.
- 出租的，陈腐的
演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 继承自 ←中古英语 hakeney
- 继承自 ←古英语 *Hacan īeġ “Haca’s Island”
词源说明
The noun is derived from Middle English hakeney (“small horse, often hired out”), probably from Hakeneia, Hakeneye (“Hackney, formerly a village in Middlesex and now a borough of London, England, in the United Kingdom”) (as the surrounding meadows were used for grazing horses before sale; whence Old French haquenée (“ambling mare for ladies”), Latinized in England to hakeneius), from Old English *Hacan īeġ (“Haca’s Island”, literally “Hook’s Island”).
The adjective and verb are derived from the noun.
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- (countable, archaic or historical) A horse suitable for riding; specifically, a strong medium-sized horse with a high-stepping trot, often used in harness competitions