dark horse的词源

英文词源

dark horse (n.)

in politics, 1842, an image from horse racing, in which dark is used in its figurative sense of "unknown."

Moonraker is called a "dark horse"; that is neither his sire nor dam is known. ["Pierce Egan's Book of Sports," London, 1832]

中文词源

dark horse：黑马（出人意外获胜的赛马或参赛人）

来自赛马行话，即暗中的突然出现的马。因而常常用以比喻：出人意外获胜的参赛者。

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dark horse：黑马

源于赛马场的俚语，指外表并不起眼，赛马时出人意料地夺魁的马匹，并非指马的毛色。1861年当时既无名气又无资历的阿伯拉罕·林肯当选为美国16任总统，因而曾被人们称为黑马式的总统。比喻实力或价值难以预测的人、物。