saddle

n. 鞍，鞍状物；车座；拖具

vt. 承受；使负担；装以马鞍

vi. 跨上马鞍

中文词源

saddle 马鞍

来自古英语 sadol,马鞍，来自 Proto-Germanic*sathulaz,座位，来自 PIE*sed,坐，坐下，词源同 sit,,seat,sedentary.

saddle: saddle: [OE] Saddle comes from a prehistoric Germanic *sathulaz, which also produced German sattel, Dutch zadel, and Swedish sadel. Etymologically it no doubt signifies something to ‘sit’ on, hailing ultimately from the Indo- European base *sed- ‘sit’, from which English gets sit.
=> sit
saddle (n.): Old English sadol "seat for a rider," from Proto-Germanic *sathulaz (cognates: Old Norse söðull, Old Frisian sadel, Dutch zadel, zaal, German Sattel "saddle"), from PIE *sed- (1) "to sit" (cognates: Latin sedere "to sit," Old Church Slavonic sedlo "saddle;" see sedentary). Figurative phrase in the saddle "in an active position of management" is attested from 1650s. Saddle stitch (n.) was originally in bookbinding (1887).
saddle (v.): Old English sadolian "to put a riding saddle on;" see saddle (n.). The meaning "to load with a burden" is first recorded 1690s. Related: Saddled; saddling.

1. sed- "sit" => *sad- "sit" + 双写d加-le.2. => seat for a rider.

1. Naomi was given a pony and taught to ride side-saddle.: 别人给娜奥米一匹小型马并教会她如何侧骑马。