Year of the ______
Cow? Bull? Ox?
是Year of the Cow嗎?×
cow
奶牛,母牛
A cow is a grown female bovine animal raised to produce milk or beef.
名詞「cow」指「用於產奶或產肉的成年母牛」。
比如:cow's milk牛奶
是Year of the Bull嗎?×
bull
公牛
We use『bull' to refer to an uncastrated male cow.
名詞「bull」指「未閹割的公牛」。
比如:bullfighter 鬥牛士
是Year of the Ox 嗎?√
OX
閹割的公牛;牛(統稱)
We use『ox'』 to refer to a castrated bull, or any cattle in general.
名詞"ox」指「閹割的bull (公牛)」,或泛指「牛」。
注意:「ox」的複數是「oxen」
「牛年」用英語說是:
Year of the Ox
例句
My classmate was born in the Year of the Ox, so we re probably the same age.
我的同學是屬牛的,所以我倆應該同歲。