| 释义 |
●a dark ˈhorse (BrE) a person who does not tell other people much about their life, and who surprises other people by having interesting qualities 黑马；深藏不露的人◆You’re a dark horse! I had no idea you could play the piano so well.
你可真是真人不露相！没想到你钢琴弹得这么好。 ORIGIN This phrase comes from horse racing. A dark horse was a horse that nobody knew much about and later came to mean somebody who wins a race unexpectedly. 这个短语源于赛马。黑马原先是没有名气的马，后来指爆冷赢得比赛的人。 |