词语掌故:无选择余地
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Thomas Hobson
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Making choices is necessary, but not always easy. Many of our expressions tell about this difficulty. One of these expressions is Hobson's choice. It often is used to describe a difficult choice. But that is not what it really means. Its real meaning is to have no choice at all. The Hobson in the …
有的时候做出选择非常必要,但并不一定容易。很多英文短语就用来形容做选择的困难。 其中之一就是无选择余地(Hobson's choice)。人们通常用它来表示做出一个艰难的选择。但这并不是它的真正含义。它其实是指根本没有选择的余地。 这个短语中的霍布森(Hobson)是指人名托马斯·霍布森(Thomas Hobson)。霍布森在英国剑…