| 单词 | hobson's choice |
| 释义 | Hobson's choice[ hob-suhnz ] / ˈhɒb sənz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR Hobson's choice ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe choice of taking either that which is offered or nothing; the absence of a real alternative. Origin of Hobson's choice1640–50; after Thomas Hobson (1544–1631), of Cambridge, England, who rented horses and gave his customer only one choice, that of the horse nearest the stable door Words nearby Hobson's choicehobo, Hoboken, Hobrecht, Hobson, Hobson-Jobson, Hobson's choice, Hoccleve, Hochheimer, Hochhuth, Ho Chi Minh, Ho Chi Minh City Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Hobson's choiceHobson's choice / (ˈhɒbsənz) / nounthe choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all Word Origin for Hobson's choiceC16: named after Thomas Hobson (1544–1631), English liveryman who gave his customers no choice but had them take the nearest horse Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with Hobson's choiceHobson's choice An apparently free choice that actually offers no alternative. For example, My dad said if I wanted the car I could have it tonight or not at all—that's Hobson's choice. This expression alludes to Thomas Hobson of Cambridge, England, who rented horses and allowed each customer to take only the horse nearest the stable door. [Mid-1600s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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