Sire

[saɪə] or ['saɪɚ]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse.

(noun.) a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority.

手打:莫林--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) A lord, master, or other person in authority. See Sir.

(n.) A tittle of respect formerly used in speaking to elders and superiors, but now only in addressing a sovereign.

(n.) A father; the head of a family; the husband.

(n.) A creator; a maker; an author; an originator.

(n.) The male parent of a beast; -- applied especially to horses; as, the horse had a good sire.

(v. t.) To beget; to procreate; -- used of beasts, and especially of stallions.

埃菲編輯

同義詞及近義詞：

n. [1]. [Poetical.] Father.[2]. Male parent (of a beast).

編輯:沃伦

解釋/意思:

n. one in the place of a father as a sovereign: an elder a progenitor: the male parent of a beast esp. of a horse: (pl.) ancestors (poetry).—v.t. to beget used of animals.

校對:卢瑟