dilemma
dilemma
[dɪˈlɛmə, dʌɪ-]
noun
[dɪˈlɛmə, dʌɪ-]
noun
- a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially ones that are equally undesirable
（进退两难的）困境，窘境
he wants to make money, but he also disapproves of it: Den's dilemma in a nutshell.
他想赚钱，但又瞧不起钱，简单地说，这就是德恩的两难之处。
■(informal)a difficult situation or problem
(非正式)困境；难题
the insoluble dilemma of adolescence.
青春期难以解决的问题。
■(Logic)an argument forcing an opponent to choose either of two unfavourable alternatives
(逻)二难推理，两刀论法，假言选言推理
- early 16th cent. (denoting a form of argument involving a choice between equally unfavourable alternatives): via Latin from Greek dilēmma, from di- 'twice' + lēmma 'premise'
- The weakened use of dilemma to mean ‘a difficult situation or problem’, as in the insoluble dilemma of adolescence is recorded as early as the first part of the 17th century, but many regard this use as unacceptable and it should be avoided in written English. In the Oxford Reading Programme, around 10 per cent of the citations for dilemma are for this use
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- mutely adv.无言地，不发音地
- muteness n.哑，无言
- muticate adj.无芒刺的，钝的，无（齿、爪等）防卫结构的
- mutilate vt.切断（手足等）,毁坏，毁伤,使…残缺不全,使…支离破碎
- mutilation n.切断，毁损
- mutilator n.切断者，毁损者
- mutineer n.反叛者，哗变者
- mutinous adj.反抗的，叛变的 adv.反抗地，叛变地 n.反抗，叛变
- mutiny n.叛乱，兵变,哗变，暴动 vi.违抗上级命令,叛变，反叛,参加叛乱,暴动 vt.& vi.（尤指士兵或船员）不服从，反抗，反叛
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