jenny
jenny — 名詞
1. a female donkey, especially an adult one — the word is used when the animal's se
母驢
雌性的驢
a female donkey, especially an adult one — the word is used when the animal's sex matters, because a male donkey is called a jack.
The farmer showed the children how to feed the jenny and her foal.
農夫教孩子們如何餵養那頭母驢和牠的幼崽。
collocation: jenny and her foal
Vinícius bought a jenny at the market because he needed a calm working animal.
Vinícius 在市場買了一頭母驢，因為他需要一頭性情溫和的役用動物。
Gabriel found his jenny in the barn with a newborn foal beside her.
Gabriel 在穀倉裡發現他的母驢身邊有一頭剛出生的小驢。
The jenny stood quietly in the shade while her owner fixed the fence nearby.
那頭母驢靜靜地站在樹蔭下，而牠的主人正在修理附近的圍籬。
On the steep mountain path, the jenny walked carefully with two heavy baskets.
在陡峭的山路上，那頭母驢小心翼翼地馱著兩個沉重的籃子。
- she-ass
more formal and less common in everyday speech; found mainly in older texts or Bible translations
- female donkey
descriptive phrase rather than a single word; used when listeners may not know the term 'jenny'
- jack
the male counterpart — a male donkey or ass
用法筆記
Distinguish from jack (a male donkey). An alternative spelling, jenney, is rare. The term applies only to donkeys, not to other female animals.