either-orn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌʌɪðərˈɔː/,

/ˌiːðərˈɔː/, U.S.

/ˈˌiðərˈɔr/,

/ˈˌaɪðərˈɔr/

Forms: 1800s– either—or, 1800s– either-or, 1900s– either/or.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: either——or—— at either adv. 3a.

Etymology: < either——or—— at either adv. 3a.In quot. 1841 after German Entweder-oder (1838 in C. J. Michelet in the passage translated). In some uses (e.g. quot. 1873 at sense A.) ultimately reflecting Danish enten-eller (the title of a book by the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard, 1843).

A. n.

A necessary or unavoidable choice between alternatives; a tendency to view matters in terms of such choices.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > [noun] > choosing between alternatives > a choice of alternatives

fork1639

either-or1841

issue1850

1841 tr. K. L. Michelet in Fraser's Mag. Feb. 140/1 But he who stands fast at this step is a dogmatist, and affirms merely the either-or.

1866 K. Fischer Comm. Kant's Crit. Pure Reason ix. 232 Between them you cannot find a neither-nor (or dilemma)—they cannot both be true; between them there can be no antinomy, or as well-as; there is nothing admissible but an either-or, a Disjunction.

1873 C. Spence tr. H. Martensen Christian Ethics lxiii. 222 Those views which upheld the category of existence and personality, in opposition to this abstract idealism, did not do this in the sense of an either—or, but in that of a both—and.

1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Sept. 672/3 Dr. Harris is a philosopher and a logician with a little too much of the ‘either-or’ in his mental make-up.

1942 ‘G. Orwell’ Let. 29 Aug. in Partisan Rev. Nov. 498 One can predict the future in the form of an ‘either-or’: either we introduce Socialism, or we lose the war.

2006 M. Pollan Omnivore's Dilemma xi. 225 Either-or is a construction more deeply woven into our culture than into nature.

B. adj. (Chiefly attributive.)

Susceptible of or favouring only one of two (often extreme) solutions, responses, etc.; black and white.

ΚΠ

1919 Homiletic Rev. May 347 We split realities into opposing halves. We show a kind of fascination for an ‘either-or’ selection.

1931 Church Times 9 Oct. 388/2 Catholicism..provides..a check upon humanism, which any ‘either/or’ theology cannot give.

1951 C. S. Lewis Let. 23 Apr. (1966) 228 I have no use for mere either-or people.

1973 R. A. Lee Hist. of Regulatory Taxation xi. 176 With the NRA campaign, firearms controls became an either-or proposition in the minds of many gun advocates.

1984 D. F. Gundersen & R. Hopper Communication & Law Enforcement ii. 12 These statements talk about parts of reality that really are either-or.

2013 N.Y. Mag. 14 Jan. 70/2 Remarkably, Enlightened doesn't adopt a morally superior tone to any of this. Things are never either-or. They're always both-and.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	either-or
释义	either-orn.adj. Brit. /ˌʌɪðərˈɔː/, /ˌiːðərˈɔː/, U.S. /ˈˌiðərˈɔr/, /ˈˌaɪðərˈɔr/ Forms: 1800s– either—or, 1800s– either-or, 1900s– either/or. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: either——or—— at either adv. 3a. Etymology: < either——or—— at either adv. 3a.In quot. 1841 after German Entweder-oder (1838 in C. J. Michelet in the passage translated). In some uses (e.g. quot. 1873 at sense A.) ultimately reflecting Danish enten-eller (the title of a book by the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard, 1843). A. n. A necessary or unavoidable choice between alternatives; a tendency to view matters in terms of such choices. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > [noun] > choosing between alternatives > a choice of alternatives fork1639 either-or1841 issue1850 1841 tr. K. L. Michelet in Fraser's Mag. Feb. 140/1 But he who stands fast at this step is a dogmatist, and affirms merely the either-or. 1866 K. Fischer Comm. Kant's Crit. Pure Reason ix. 232 Between them you cannot find a neither-nor (or dilemma)—they cannot both be true; between them there can be no antinomy, or as well-as; there is nothing admissible but an either-or, a Disjunction. 1873 C. Spence tr. H. Martensen Christian Ethics lxiii. 222 Those views which upheld the category of existence and personality, in opposition to this abstract idealism, did not do this in the sense of an either—or, but in that of a both—and. 1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Sept. 672/3 Dr. Harris is a philosopher and a logician with a little too much of the ‘either-or’ in his mental make-up. 1942 ‘G. Orwell’ Let. 29 Aug. in Partisan Rev. Nov. 498 One can predict the future in the form of an ‘either-or’: either we introduce Socialism, or we lose the war. 2006 M. Pollan Omnivore's Dilemma xi. 225 Either-or is a construction more deeply woven into our culture than into nature. B. adj. (Chiefly attributive.) Susceptible of or favouring only one of two (often extreme) solutions, responses, etc.; black and white. ΚΠ 1919 Homiletic Rev. May 347 We split realities into opposing halves. We show a kind of fascination for an ‘either-or’ selection. 1931 Church Times 9 Oct. 388/2 Catholicism..provides..a check upon humanism, which any ‘either/or’ theology cannot give. 1951 C. S. Lewis Let. 23 Apr. (1966) 228 I have no use for mere either-or people. 1973 R. A. Lee Hist. of Regulatory Taxation xi. 176 With the NRA campaign, firearms controls became an either-or proposition in the minds of many gun advocates. 1984 D. F. Gundersen & R. Hopper Communication & Law Enforcement ii. 12 These statements talk about parts of reality that really are either-or. 2013 N.Y. Mag. 14 Jan. 70/2 Remarkably, Enlightened doesn't adopt a morally superior tone to any of this. Things are never either-or. They're always both-and. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1841
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