hands down 的词源

“轻松获胜” hands down（1855年）源自赛马，指骑师在轻松获胜时松开缰绳的动作。

The Two Thousand Guinea Stakes was not the best contested one that it has been our fortune to assist at. ... [T]hey were won by Meteor, with Scott for his rider; who went by the post with his hands down, the easiest of all easy half-lengths. Wiseacre certainly did the best in his power to spoil his position, and Misdeal was at one time a little vexatious. [The Sportsman, report from April 26, 1840]

《两千金马赛》并不是我们有幸参加的最佳赛事…… [最终] 是由流星赢得的，骑手斯科特在终点时双手松下，轻松领先半个马身。贤者确实尽力想要破坏自己的位置，而失误一度让人感到有些恼火。[《体育家》，1840年4月26日的报道]

古希腊语中有 akoniti，意为“毫不费力，轻松”，源自 akonitos（形容词），字面意思是“没有灰尘”，特指“没有竞技场的灰尘”。