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单词 the lesser evil (or the lesser of two evils)
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the lesser evil (or the lesser of two evils)

The less unpleasant of two undesirable possibilities: authoritarianism may seem a lesser evil than abject poverty...
  • I am not in favour of war but believe that it may be the lesser of two evils.
  • This greatly reduces our available choices, and, in the end, we are not necessarily choosing the best candidate, we are choosing the lesser of two evils.
  • The corruption and bloodshed have become so unbearable in a few countries that some people long for the return of the old colonial powers, that now seem to be the lesser of two evils.
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