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Hobson-Jobson是什么意思

Hobson-Jobson

英文词源


Hobson-Jobson
1690s, hossen gossen, said to have been British soldiers' mangled Englishing of the Arabic cry they heard at Muharram processions in India, Ya Hasan! Ya Husayn! ("O Hassan! O Husain!"), mourning two grandsons of the Prophet who died fighting for the faith. Title of Yule & Burnell's 1886 glossary of Anglo-Indian words, and taken by linguists in naming the law of Hobson-Jobson, describing the effort to bring a new and strange word into harmony with the language.

双语例句


1. Mister Hobson owned a stable of horses in Cambridge, England.
Hobson先生在英格兰剑桥有一个马棚.

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2. In view of the fact that Hobson was not a trained economist his achievements were remarkable.
考虑到霍布森不是科班出身的经济学家,他可谓是成就非凡。

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3. They must take this . It is Hobson's choice.
他们只能要这一个, 没有选择的余地.

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4. The first systematic critique of modern imperialism was provided by the English radical J. A. Hobson.
第一次给予现代帝国主义以系统批判的是英国的激进分子J. A. 霍布森.

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5. Do you think Mr. Hobson can see me next Friday?
你看霍布森先生下星期五能见我 吗 ?

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