when you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras

短语

别名

when you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras when you hear hoofbeats, look for horses, not zebras

释义与例句

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    When diagnosing a patient's symptoms, common ailments should be considered as more probable than rare ones.

    非正式 医学

词源

Coined by American medical researcher Theodore Woodward.

来源：wiktionary