PUT THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE（本末倒置）有典故吗？

gaog

Sorry! Now I ask a stupid question! If it has a story of PUT THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE?

excom

早在1340年，有一本题名为《良心的悔恨》（Remorse of Conscience）的散文集中有一句话跟这条成语很接近，这句话是："许多宗教导师都把牛放在犁后。"(Many religious teachers set the plough before the oxen.)
1520年罗伯特.怀丁顿在《庸俗》(Vulgarian)一书中说："那位先生把车放在马前，要模仿而不要训诲。"（That teacher setteth the carte before the horse that preferreth imitacyon before preceptes.）
1589年普坦汉姆在其著作《英诗技巧》（Arte of English Poesie）中提到把"车在马前"(the cart before the horse)作为成语而意指"本末倒置"。
[例]They set the cart before the horse,and took the effect for the cause.他们本末倒置，以果为因。

gaog

Thanks very much!

excom

Not at all``