a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares
a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses
Adjective:
having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal
例句
用作名词 (n.)
Therefore discipline yourself as a horse-dealer trains a thoroughbred. 好好地锻炼自己，就像马贩调教纯种好马一样。
用作形容词 (adj.)
He's a thoroughbred boxer with an outstanding pedigree. 他是只纯种拳师狗,有优秀血统。
They normally produce about ten-thousand thoroughbred foals each year. 他们每年出产大约1万只良种马驹。
No matter how much you disagree with your kin, if you are a thoroughbred you will not discuss their shortcomings with the neighbors. 不管你对家里人有多不满,如果你是一个受过教养的人,你就不会在邻居面前谈论家人的是非。
经典引文
Nothing can be conceived more hard than the heart of a thoroughbred metaphysician.
出自： Burke
He never handled a gun like a thoroughbred sportsman.
美
['θɜːroʊbred]
