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词汇 Hobson's choice
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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)
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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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