To take the saddle off a horse. A saddle is the leather seat you strap onto a horse's back to ride it, so unsaddling is what you do at the end of a ride — loosen the straps, lift the saddle off, let the animal rest. It is a small, specific, practical word, and if you never go near horses you may never need it.

To take the saddle off a horse把馬鞍從馬身上卸下來 A saddle is the leather seat馬鞍是一個皮製的座椅 you strap onto a horse's back to ride it你把它綁在馬背上用來騎馬 so unsaddling is what you do at the end of a ride所以unsaddle就是騎完馬之後做的事 loosen the straps鬆開皮帶 lift the saddle off把馬鞍拿下來 let the animal rest讓馬休息 It is a small, specific, practical word這是個很小、很具體、很實用的字 and if you never go near horses如果你從來不接近馬 you may never need it你可能永遠用不到它

There is a second use worth knowing because it shows up in older stories: to unsaddle a rider means to knock them off the horse. In a battle or a joust, one knight unsaddles another. Here the object is the person, not the equipment, which can be confusing the first time you meet it.

There is a second use worth knowing有第二個用法值得知道 because it shows up in older stories因為它會出現在比較舊的故事裡 to unsaddle a riderunsaddle一個騎士 means to knock them off the horse意思是把他打下馬 In a battle or a joust在戰鬥或比武中 one knight unsaddles another一個騎士把另一個騎士打下馬 Here the object is the person, not the equipment這裡的受詞是人，不是裝備 which can be confusing the first time you meet it第一次遇到這個用法可能會有點搞混

Modern writers use this sense rarely and usually on purpose, for an old-fashioned flavour. Because horses are not part of daily life in Taiwan, treat this word as reading vocabulary — something to recognise in a novel about the countryside or a historical drama, not something you need to produce.

Modern writers use this sense rarely現代作家很少用這個意思 and usually on purpose, for an old-fashioned flavour用的時候通常是刻意的，為了營造老派的味道 Because horses are not part of daily life in Taiwan因為馬不是台灣日常生活的一部分 treat this word as reading vocabulary把這個字當成閱讀字彙看待就好 something to recognise in a novel about the countryside or a historical drama是在鄉村小說或歷史劇裡認得出來的字 not something you need to produce而不是你需要自己說出來的字