英语词汇“catch-22”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	catch-22
释义	catch-22 \¦ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ \ noun (plural catch-22's or catch-22s) Usage: often capitalized C Etymology: from Catch-22, the paradoxical rule found in the novel Catch-22 (1961) by Joseph Heller died 1999 American author, from catch (II) (difficulty) + 22 1. : a problematic situation for which the only solution is denied by a circumstance inherent in the problem or by a rule < the show-business catch-22—no work unless you have an agent, no agent unless you've worked — Mary Murphy > also : the circumstance or rule that denies a solution < this Catch-22 principle of the tax code: … any transaction which has no substantive object other than to reduce one's taxes—does not qualify to reduce one's taxes — Andrew Tobias > 2. a. : an illogical, unreasonable, or senseless situation < continuing the Catch-22 logic, he explained that the agents busted in with guns drawn “to reduce the potential for violence” — Michael Drosnin > b. : a measure or policy whose effect is the opposite of what was intended < a medical catch-22: some experts now believe that the examination … may actually cause more cases of breast cancer than it helps to cure — Newsweek > c. : a situation presenting two equally undesirable alternatives : dilemma < “catch-22” If I don't jog, it's bad. If I jog in polluted city air, it's bad — Jim Berry > 3. : catch 7 < the puritanical Catch-22 that runs through our society—pleasure, it warns, must be paid for — Janet S. King >
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