e·ques·tri·an
adjective/ɪˈkwestriən/
/ɪˈkwestriən/
[usually before noun]- connected with riding horses, especially as a sport
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马术的 - equestrian events at the Olympic Games
奥林匹克运动会的马术比赛项目 - an equestrian statue/portrait (= one of a person on a horse)
马术雕像/肖像(= 一个人骑在马上)
Oxford Collocations DictionaryEquestrian is used with these nouns:- portrait
- sport
- statue
- …
Word Originmid 17th cent. (as an adjective): from Latin equester ‘belonging to a horseman’ (from eques ‘horseman, knight’, from equus ‘horse’) + -ian. - equestrian events at the Olympic Games