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Hob·son's choice AHD[hŏbʹsənz] D.J.[ˈhɒbsənz]K.K.[ˈhɑbsənz]n.(名词)- An apparently free choice that offers no real alternative.毫无选择余地的选择:看似自由选择,实则没有其他选择
- After Thomas Hobson (1544?-1630), English keeper of a livery stable, from his requirement that customers take either the horse nearest the stable door or none 源自托马斯 霍布森 (1544?-1630年),英国的出租马匹业者,他只允许顾客租去离马厩门最近的马,不容许顾客有选择的余地
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