英语词汇“Hobson's choice”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Hobson's choiceHob‧son’s choice /ˌhɒbsənz ˈtʃɔɪs $ ˌhɑːb-/ noun [uncountable]

WORD ORIGINHobson's choice

Origin:

1600-1700 Probably from Thomas Hobson (1554-1631), who rented out horses and would only let his customers take the horse nearest the door

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

But, in terms of disability services, the choice available to us amounts to little more than Hobson's choice.

a situation in which there is only one thing you can do, so you do not really have any choice at all

单词	Hobson's choice
释义	Hobson's choiceHob‧son’s choice /ˌhɒbsənz ˈtʃɔɪs $ ˌhɑːb-/ noun [uncountable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINHobson's choice Origin: 1600-1700 Probably from Thomas Hobson (1554-1631), who rented out horses and would only let his customers take the horse nearest the door Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But, in terms of disability services, the choice available to us amounts to little more than Hobson's choice. a situation in which there is only one thing you can do, so you do not really have any choice at all
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