(pl. -ies)
1
- an activity done regularly in one's leisure time for pleasure业余爱好：
her hobbies are reading and gardening.
她的业余爱好是阅读和园艺。
2
- archaic a small horse or pony〈古〉小马, 马驹。
- historical an early type of velocipede〈史〉早期脚踏车。
词源
late Middle English hobyn, hoby, from pet forms of the given name Robin. Originally in sense 2 （compare with DOBBIN）, it later came to denote a toy horse or hobby horse, hence 'a pastime, something done for pleasure'.
(pl. -ies)
1- a migratory Old World falcon with long narrow wings, catching dragonflies and birds on the wing.燕隼。
1.1
- Genus Falco, family Falconidae: four species, e.g. the (northern) hobby (F. subbuteo) of Eurasia.隼属, 隼科：4种, 例如欧亚大陆的燕隼（拉丁名 F. subbuteo）。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French hobet, diminutive of hobe 'falcon'.