| 单词 | dichotomy |
| 释义 | dichotomy (once / 22259 pages) n A dichotomy is an idea or classification split in two. When you point out a dichotomy, you draw a clear distinction between two things. A dichotomy is a contrast between two things. When there are two ideas, especially two opposed ideas — like war and peace, or love and hate — you have a dichotomy. You often hear about a "false dichotomy," which occurs when a situation is unfairly represented as an "either/or" scenario. For example, the statement "All cars are either small and efficient or large and polluting" creates a false dichotomy because there are some cars that don't fit into either category. WORD FAMILYdichotomy: dichotomies, dichotomise, dichotomize, dichotomous+/dichotomise: dichotomisation/dichotomize: dichotomization, dichotomized, dichotomizes, dichotomizing/dichotomous: dichotomously USAGE EXAMPLESThese scenes from my 2016 illustrated journal show this dichotomy between past and future. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) But, he added: "Populism is based on a dichotomy, on a differentiation between the people and the elite." BBC(Dec 28, 2016) But weighing my other two favorite live shows of 2016 brings that dichotomy into focus. Slate(Dec 27, 2016) n being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses the dichotomy between eastern and western culture Syn|Hyper duality categorisation, categorization, classification a group of people or things arranged by class or category |
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