| 单词 | dichotomy |
| 释义 | dichotomy From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdichotomydi‧chot‧o‧my /daɪˈkɒtəmi $ -ˈkɑː-/ noun (plural dichotomies) [countable] formalSEPARATEthe difference between two things or ideas that are completely oppositedichotomy betweena dichotomy between his public and private livesExamples from the Corpusdichotomy• Is there really a dichotomy of interests between the two?• And what of the masculine/feminine dichotomy?• It continues the gender dichotomy of men as mind, women as body.• In the Arts Council's rhetoric of liberal synthesis, dichotomies are for ever being overcome by acts of sheer good will.• This dichotomy is not really physically consistent.• Two dichotomies are helpful in examining this area of discourse.dichotomy between• The artist is concerned with the dichotomy between the way something appears and reality.Origin dichotomy (1500-1600) Greek dichotomia, from dichotomos “cut in two” |
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