| 单词 | dilemma |
| 释义 | dilemma (once / 1021 pages) n A dilemma is a tough choice. When you're in a difficult situation and each option looks equally bad, you're in a dilemma. Dilemma is from a Greek for "double proposition." It was originally a technical term of logic, but we use it now for any time you have a problem with no satisfactory solution. If you're at the mall choosing between red or blue socks, that's not really a dilemma. But if you have to choose whether to save your cat or your dog from a burning building, that's an awful dilemma. WORD FAMILYdilemma: dilemmas USAGE EXAMPLESFernyhough writes that his most elaborate inner conversations occur when he is dealing with an ethical dilemma. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) It is a dilemma most marketers would long for: a product with a built-in fan base and perhaps too much cultural cachet. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) The incoming Trump administration, like its predecessors, will face challenges and thorny dilemmas across the globe, not least in the Middle East. Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) n state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options Syn|Hypo|Hyper quandary double bind (psychology) an unresolvable dilemma; situation in which a person receives contradictory messages from a person who is very powerful perplexity trouble or confusion resulting from complexity |
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