horseman
gb/hˈɔɹsmən/ us/hˈɔɹsmən/
B1
英语
~ 8900
义项
0 个义项
名词
B1
entity
1
a skilled rider of horses
A person who can ride a horse very well.
用法模式：
a [adjective] horseman
常见错误：
Learners sometimes think “horseman” must always refer to a male. In modern usage it often suggests a man, but it can also be used about a woman, especially when talking about skill. Learners may also confuse “horseman” with “jockey”, which specifically means a professional rider in horse races.
近义词
rider (More general; can refer to someone riding a bike, motorcycle, or animal, not only horses.)
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equestrian (More formal and technical; often used in sports or official contexts and is gender‑neutral.)
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horse rider (More explicit and easy to understand but less compact and less idiomatic than “horseman”.)
反义词
non-rider (Describes someone who does not ride horses at all, the opposite of a horseman in this sense.)
搭配
skilled horseman
|experienced horseman
|fine horseman
|accomplished horseman
|natural horseman
|cowboy and horseman
主题
sports
|animals
|work
|core_vocabulary
例句
- She proved herself a capable horseman during the three‑day trek across the mountains.
- As a young man he was a fearless horseman, spending every weekend at the stables.
- The film opens with a lone horseman racing across the desert at sunrise.
- He may be old, but he is still the best horseman in the village.
- The instructor is an accomplished horseman with years of competition experience.
学习者例句
- My uncle is a very good horseman.
- The horseman rode quickly across the field.
- She wants to become a strong horseman one day.
- A horseman must learn to control the horse.
- The horseman sat tall in the saddle.
名词
B2
entity
2
soldier or fighter on horseback
A soldier who rides a horse in battle.
常见错误：
Learners may not realize this sense is mainly historical and military. In modern armies, soldiers on horses are rare, and terms like “cavalry” or “mounted police officer” are more common than “horseman”.
近义词
cavalryman (Standard military term; directly refers to a member of the cavalry.)
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mounted soldier (Descriptive phrase that makes the military role clear but is less idiomatic.)
反义词
infantryman (A soldier who fights on foot, contrasting with a horseman who fights on horseback.)
搭配
enemy horseman
|armored horseman
|cavalry horseman
|lone horseman
|mounted horseman
|horseman of the royal guard
主题
military
|history
|politics
|core_vocabulary
例句
- A lone horseman broke away from the cavalry and rode toward the castle gates.
- The enemy horseman raised his sword and charged across the field.
- In the painting, each armored horseman carries a brightly colored banner.
- The scouts reported a group of horsemen approaching from the east.
- Dust rose behind the horsemen as they galloped toward the battlefield.
学习者例句
- The king sent a fast horseman with a message.
- Many horsemen waited outside the city walls.
- A horseman rode ahead to look for danger.
- Old stories talk about brave horsemen in battle.
- The horseman wore heavy armor and carried a sword.
名词
literary
C1
entity
3
biblical rider symbolizing catastrophe
In the Bible and in stories, a special rider on a horse who stands for a great disaster like war, disease, or death.
用法模式：
the horseman of [war/famine/death]
常见错误：
Learners may confuse this with an ordinary horse rider. When you see “horseman” together with words like “Apocalypse”, “Revelation”, “war, famine, plague, death”, it usually refers to this apocalyptic, symbolic figure, not to a normal person riding a horse.
近义词
apocalyptic rider (Less fixed and less famous than “horseman”, but describes the same type of symbolic figure.)
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personification of disaster (More abstract and formal; emphasizes the symbolic role rather than the image of a rider.)
反义词
savior (Represents rescue and salvation, the opposite of a destructive apocalyptic figure.)
搭配
the first horseman
|the horseman of war
|apocalyptic horseman
|the horseman of death
|the horseman of famine
|the four horsemen
主题
religion
|mythology
|literature
|arts_entertainment
例句
- In medieval art, each horseman carries an object that shows whether he represents war, famine, pestilence, or death.
- The novelist describes climate change as a new horseman riding toward a vulnerable world.
- The sermon compared modern global threats to the horseman of war and the horseman of plague.
- Scholars still debate the meaning of the first horseman in Revelation.
- The painting shows a pale horseman sweeping across a dark, ruined city.
学习者例句
- Many people know the story of the four horsemen from the Bible.
- In the movie, a dark horseman brings death to the land.
- Writers sometimes call a new danger a horseman of the Apocalypse.
- The horseman in the story is not a real man but a sign of war.
- In the picture, the horseman rides over a burning city.
语法
词典原形
horseman
IPA
GB/hˈɔɹsmən/
US/hˈɔɹsmən/
音节与重音
horse - man （2 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (horse)
词形变化
Noun
- Base: horseman
- Plural: horsemen
词族
相关表达
horseman of the Apocalypse
1/hˈɔɹsmən əv ðə əpˈɑkəlˌɪps/
idiom
literary
single rider symbolizing a disaster
One of the famous riders on horses from the Bible who stands for a great disaster such as war, hunger, disease, or death; also used for a single great threat or problem.
例句
- Some writers now call uncontrolled climate change a new horseman of the Apocalypse.
- The sculpture shows a horseman of the Apocalypse riding through a city of ruined buildings.
- In the article, the author described antibiotic resistance as a modern horseman of the Apocalypse.
the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1/ðə fˈɔɹ hˈɔɹsmən əv ðə əpˈɑkəlˌɪps/
idiom
literary
four riders symbolizing disasters
Four symbolic riders on horses from the Bible that stand for terrible things like war, hunger, disease, and death; often used to talk about four great dangers or problems in the world.
例句
- Commentators sometimes describe climate change, pandemics, nuclear war, and AI risk as the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
- The painting shows the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse racing across a dark and broken landscape.
- In his speech, he listed the four horsemen of the Apocalypse that threaten modern society: war, famine, disease, and environmental collapse.