英语词汇“dilemma”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun

1.

a situation necessitating a choice between two equal, esp equally undesirable, alternatives

2.

a problem that seems incapable of a solution

3. logic

a form of argument one of whose premises is the conjunction of two conditional statements and the other of which affirms the disjunction of their antecedents, and whose conclusion is the disjunction of their consequents. Its form is ifpthenqand ifrthen s; either p or r so either q or s

4. on the horns of a dilemma

▶ USAGE The use of dilemma to refer to a problem that seems incapable of a solution is considered by some peopleto be incorrect

Derived forms

dilemmatic (ˌdɪlɪˈmætɪk, ˌdaɪlɪ-) or dilemmic (dilˈemmic)

adjective

Word origin

C16: via Latin from Greek, from di-1 + lēmma assumption, proposition, from lambanein to take, grasp

单词	dilemma
释义	Word Frequency dilemma (dɪˈlɛmə, daɪ-) noun 1. a situation necessitating a choice between two equal, esp equally undesirable, alternatives 2. a problem that seems incapable of a solution 3. logic a form of argument one of whose premises is the conjunction of two conditional statements and the other of which affirms the disjunction of their antecedents, and whose conclusion is the disjunction of their consequents. Its form is ifpthenqand ifrthen s; either p or r so either q or s 4. on the horns of a dilemma ▶ USAGE The use of dilemma to refer to a problem that seems incapable of a solution is considered by some peopleto be incorrect Derived forms dilemmatic (ˌdɪlɪˈmætɪk, ˌdaɪlɪ-) or dilemmic (dilˈemmic) adjective Word origin C16: via Latin from Greek, from di-1 + lēmma assumption, proposition, from lambanein to take, grasp
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