| 单词 | dichotomy |
| 释义 | dichotomy[ dahy-kot-uh-mee ] / daɪˈkɒt ə mi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dichotomy ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural di·chot·o·mies.division into two parts, kinds, etc.; subdivision into halves or pairs. division into two mutually exclusive, opposed, or contradictory groups: a dichotomy between thought and action. Botany. a mode of branching by constant forking, as in some stems, in veins of leaves, etc. Astronomy. the phase of the moon or of an inferior planet when half of its disk is visible. Origin of dichotomyFirst recorded in 1580–90; from Late Latin dichotomia, from Greek dichotomía “dividing in two (of the quarters of the moon), point of a bisection, division into two parts”; see origin at dicho-, -tomy OTHER WORDS FROM dichotomydi·cho·tom·ic [dahy-kuh-tom-ik], /ˌdaɪ kəˈtɒm ɪk/, adjectivedi·cho·tom·i·cal·ly, adverbsub·di·chot·o·my, noun, plural sub·di·chot·o·mies.Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dichotomy
British Dictionary definitions for dichotomydichotomy / (daɪˈkɒtəmɪ) / noun plural -miesdivision into two parts or classifications, esp when they are sharply distinguished or opposedthe dichotomy between eastern and western cultures logic the division of a class into two mutually exclusive subclassesthe dichotomy of married and single people botany a simple method of branching by repeated division into two equal parts the phase of the moon, Venus, or Mercury when half of the disc is visible Derived forms of dichotomydichotomous or dichotomic (ˌdaɪkəʊˈtɒmɪk), adjectivedichotomously, adverbWord Origin for dichotomyC17: from Greek dichotomia; see dicho-, -tomy usage for dichotomyDichotomy should always refer to a division of some kind into two groups. It is sometimes used to refer to a puzzling situation which seems to involve a contradiction, but this use is generally thought to be incorrect Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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