Hobson's choice

Word family adjectivechoicefuladverbchoicelynounchoicenesschoice

Hob·son’s choice /ˌhɒbsənz ˈtʃɔɪs $ ˌhɑːb-/ noun [uncountableU]

CHOOSEa situation in which there is only one thing you can do, so you do not really have any choice at all 无选择余地（的局面）

Examples from the Corpus

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

Origin Hobson's choice

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

单词	Hobson's choice
释义	Hobson's choice Word family adjectivechoicefuladverbchoicelynounchoicenesschoice Hob·son’s choice /ˌhɒbsənz ˈtʃɔɪs $ ˌhɑːb-/ noun [uncountableU] CHOOSEa situation in which there is only one thing you can do, so you do not really have any choice at all 无选择余地（的局面） Examples from the Corpus Hobson's choice• But, in terms of disability services, the choice available to us amounts to little more than Hobson's choice. Origin Hobson's choice (1600-1700) Probably from Thomas Hobson (1554-1631), who rented out horses and would only let his customers take the horse nearest the door
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