harnessed antelope 薮羚
- When the San painted an antelope, he didn't just pay homage to a sacred animal; they also harnessed its essence.
当闪族人画一幅羚羊的时候,他们不仅是在对神兽表达一种敬意,同时他们已经驾驭了其本质所在。
harnessed antelope[ noun ]
any of several antelopes of the genus Tragelaphus having striped markings resembling a harness
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Harness \Har"ness\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Harnessed} (-n[e^]st);
p. pr. & vb. n. {Harnessing}.] [OE. harneisen; cf. F.
harnacher, OF. harneschier.]
1. To dress in armor; to equip with armor for war, as a
horseman; to array.
Harnessed in rugged steel. --Rowe.
A gay dagger,
Harnessed well and sharp as point of spear.
--Chaucer.
2. Fig.: To equip or furnish for defense. --Dr. H. More.
3. To make ready for draught; to equip with harness, as a
horse. Also used figuratively.
Harnessed to some regular profession. --J. C.
Shairp.
{Harnessed antelope}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Guib}.
{Harnessed moth} (Zo["o]l.), an American bombycid moth
({Arctia phalerata} of Harris), having, on the fore wings,
stripes and bands of buff on a black ground.
Guib \Guib\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A West African antelope ({Tragelaphus scriptus}), curiously
marked with white stripes and spots on a reddish fawn ground,
and hence called {harnessed antelope}; -- called also
{guiba.}