英语词汇“mill-horse”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

mill-horse

/ˈmɪl hɔːs/

noun

1A horse used for turning or working a mill.

Often in similative phrases, as the type of a person restricted to a limited, humdrum lifestyle..

2 Figurative or in extended use. A person or thing resembling a mill-horse, especially in being restricted by choice or circumstance to a monotonous lifestyle or blinkered outlook.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Reginald Pecock (c1392–?1459), bishop of Chichester and religious author. From mill + horse.

单词	mill-horse
释义	mill-horse /ˈmɪl hɔːs/ noun 1A horse used for turning or working a mill. Often in similative phrases, as the type of a person restricted to a limited, humdrum lifestyle.. 2 Figurative or in extended use. A person or thing resembling a mill-horse, especially in being restricted by choice or circumstance to a monotonous lifestyle or blinkered outlook. Origin Late Middle English; earliest use found in Reginald Pecock (c1392–?1459), bishop of Chichester and religious author. From mill + horse.
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