hands down（adv.）
赢得某物 hands down（1855）源自赛马，来自骑手在轻松获胜时放松缰绳的手势。
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]
“两千基尼赛马并不是我们有幸参加的最好的比赛。...他们被 Meteor 赢得，Scott 是他的骑手； 他轻松地走过终点线，是所有容易的半个身位中最容易的。Wiseacre 确实尽了他的力量来破坏他的位置，Misdeal 曾经有点恼人。[The Sportsman，1840年4月26日的报道]
古希腊语中有 akoniti “没有斗争，容易”，来自 akonitos（形容词），字面意思是“没有灰尘”，特指“没有竞技场的灰尘”。
该词起源时间：1855年