英语词汇horse of a different color的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

horse of a different color. Cut into the chalk downs of Berkshire, England, is the enormous crude outline of a gal- loping white horse covering some two acres. The figure possi- bly dates back to Saxon times, when a white horse was the emblem of Saxons invading Britain, and over the ages local residents have kept it clear of overgrowth. It is thought that this might be the source of the expression a horse of a different color, something of a different nature from what is under con- sideration, for the White Horse of Berkshire changes from green to white periodically when the locals clear grass and weeds from its outline. The expression may, however, come from races in medieval tournaments, where armored knights were distinguished by the color of their horses. A favored knight might have lost a race, leading one of his supporters to say “That’s a horse of a different color” as the winner crossed the finish line. But both explanations are conjectures. The phrase is first recorded in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, Shake- speare using the expression as if it were quite familiar to his audience.

词汇	horse of a different color
词源	horse of a different color. Cut into the chalk downs of Berkshire, England, is the enormous crude outline of a gal- loping white horse covering some two acres. The figure possi- bly dates back to Saxon times, when a white horse was the emblem of Saxons invading Britain, and over the ages local residents have kept it clear of overgrowth. It is thought that this might be the source of the expression a horse of a different color, something of a different nature from what is under con- sideration, for the White Horse of Berkshire changes from green to white periodically when the locals clear grass and weeds from its outline. The expression may, however, come from races in medieval tournaments, where armored knights were distinguished by the color of their horses. A favored knight might have lost a race, leading one of his supporters to say “That’s a horse of a different color” as the winner crossed the finish line. But both explanations are conjectures. The phrase is first recorded in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, Shake- speare using the expression as if it were quite familiar to his audience.
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