hind
hind — 形容詞
- hindpositive
- hindercomparative
- hindestsuperlative
1. used to describe the pair of legs or other body parts at the back end of a four-
後面的
動物身體後側的
used to describe the pair of legs or other body parts at the back end of a four-legged animal
The old sheepdog injured its hind leg while chasing a rabbit across the field.
那隻老牧羊犬在田裡追兔子時弄傷了後腿。
hind + leg (animal body part)
A frog's hind legs are much stronger than its front legs for jumping.
青蛙的後腿比前腿強壯得多，用來跳躍。
contrast: hind vs front legs
Eshe gently touched the cat's hind paw to check whether the cut had healed fully.
Eshe 輕輕碰了貓的後腳掌，檢查傷口是否已經完全癒合。
The foal stumbled on its hind feet before finding its balance next to its mother.
那匹小馬絆了一下後腳，然後在媽媽身邊重新站穩。
Vets examined the horse's hind hoof after James noticed the animal was limping badly.
獸醫檢查了那匹馬的後蹄，因為 James 發現牠走路跛得很厲害。
文法句型
hind + noun (animal body part)
用法筆記
Attributive only — hind always appears before a noun (hind leg, hind foot). Cannot be used alone as a predicate (*The leg is hind).
常見錯誤
hind — 名詞
- hindsingular
- hindsplural
1. an adult female deer from the red deer family, which does not grow antlers
雌鹿
成年雌鹿，尤指赤鹿
an adult female deer from the red deer family, which does not grow antlers
Nikhil spotted a hind with its calf standing perfectly still among the birch trees.
Nikhil 看到一頭雌鹿帶著小鹿靜靜站在白樺樹林中。
hind + calf (young deer) in woodland setting
A startled hind leaped over the stone wall and vanished into the thick woods.
一頭受驚的雌鹿躍過石牆，消失在茂密的樹林裡。
Valentina learned that a hind can live for up to fifteen years in the wild.
Valentina 學到雌鹿在野外最長可以活十五年。
In autumn the park ranger counted over thirty hinds grazing on the eastern ridge.
秋天時，公園管理員在東邊山脊上數到了三十多頭雌鹿在吃草。
Unlike the male stag, a hind has no antlers and is much smaller.
跟公鹿不同，雌鹿沒有鹿角，體型也小得多。
- doe
used for female deer of other species (e.g. roe deer, fallow deer) and also for rabbits
- female deer
a general, non-technical term that works for any species
用法筆記
Common in British English wildlife contexts. The male equivalent is a stag (for red deer) or a hart (a more literary or historical term). In American English, doe is more widely used for female deer across species.