horse sense的词源

英文词源

horse sense (n.)

1832, American English colloquial, from horse (n.), perhaps in referfence to the animal's qualities, or the abilites of hostlers and coachmen with the animals, perhaps from the same association of "strong, large, coarse" found in horseradish.

中文词源

horse sense：常识

horse,马，sense,意识。比喻用法，来自马在过去人们生活中的重要性或来自通过看马的牙齿可以精确确定马的年龄这一基本常识。

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