dark horse

短语

实力难测的竞争者,出人意料的获胜者

发音

AU

词形变化

dark horses 复数 dark horses

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Someone who possesses talents or favorable characteristics that are not known or expected by others.

    黑马

    习语
  2. 2.

    A candidate for an election who is nominated unexpectedly, without previously having been discussed or considered as a likely choice.

    黑马

    习语 政治
  3. 3.

    A horse whose capabilities are not known.

    体育 动物学
  4. 4.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dark, horse.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 5

candidate nominee racehorse bangtail campaigner

词源

Originally an allusion to an unknown horse with a dark coat winning a race, as used in the 1831 novel The Young Duke by Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881).

来源：wiktionary