dichotomous

dichotomous
[dʌɪˈkɒtəməs, dɪ-]
adjective
  1. exhibiting or characterized by dichotomy
    区分的;有区别的;对立的
    a dichotomous view of the world.
    对世界一分为二的观点。
    ■(Botany)(of branching) in which the axis is divided into two branches
    (植)(分枝)二歧的;二叉的
派生
dichotomously
adverb
语源
  1. late 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek dikhotomos (from dikho- 'in two' + temnein 'to cut') + -ous
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