mustang

mustang — noun

1. A breed of small, tough horse that lives wild in the western United States, whos

1.名詞B1
釋義

A breed of small, tough horse that lives wild in the western United States, whose ancestors were horses brought from Spain centuries ago.

例句

Mayumi spotted a herd of mustangs galloping across the Nevada desert at sunset.

herd of mustangs — collocation for a group of wild horses

The rancher adopted two rescued mustangs from the government adoption program.

rescued mustang — common adjective-noun pattern

同義詞
  • bronco

    Refers specifically to an untrained or half-tamed horse in the western US, not necessarily wild-born like a mustang.

  • feral horse

    A broader term for any horse that lives wild after escaping domestication; mustangs are one kind of feral horse.

  • range horse

    Often used for horses that roam freely on open rangeland, whether truly wild or ranch-owned.

反義詞
  • tame horse

    A horse that has been domesticated and trained for riding or work.

  • stable horse

    A horse kept and fed in a stable, not living wild.

文法句型

mustang + verb (singular/plural)

用法筆記

A mustang is technically a feral horse (descended from domesticated ancestors), not a truly wild species. The word is also commonly used in the name of a popular Ford car model.

常見錯誤

❌A mustang is a type of zebra found in Africa.
✅A mustang is a wild horse found in North America.
💡Mustangs live only in the Americas, not Africa, and are horses, not zebras.
❌All wild horses are called mustangs.
✅Mustang refers specifically to the North American breed descended from Spanish horses.
💡Other regions have their own wild horse breeds.

2. A former kingdom in a remote area of northern Nepal, located next to Tibet, know

2.名詞C1
釋義

A former kingdom in a remote area of northern Nepal, located next to Tibet, known for its ancient Buddhist monasteries and cave dwellings carved into cliffs.

例句

The former kingdom of Mustang in northern Nepal opened its borders to foreign visitors in 1992.

historical region opened in 1992 — rare travel-history register

The stone monasteries of Upper Mustang hold some of the finest preserved Tibetan Buddhist paintings.

文法句型

the kingdom of Mustang

Upper Mustang

用法筆記

Mustang here is a proper noun and is always capitalized. Upper Mustang is the northern part of the region, which was a restricted area until 1992. Do not confuse this place name with the horse breed of the same name.