🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

马具

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mǎjù

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Harness/ˈhɑːrnɪs/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4120 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"农民正在给马套上马具。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A set of straps and fittings by which a horse or other animal is fastened to a cart, plow, etc., and is controlled.

    "The farmer adjusted the leather harness on the horse."
As verb
  1. 1

    Control and make use of (natural resources), especially to produce energy.

    "Attempts are being made to harness solar energy for domestic use."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Middle English: from Old French harneis 'gear, equipment', especially armor.

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