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dichotomy

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n.两分,二分法,分裂

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名词复数:dichotomies

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dichotomy


/daɪ'kɒtəmɪ; daɪ`kɑtəmɪ/
n ~ (between A and B) (fml 文) separation into or between two groups or things that are opposed, entirely different, etc 一分为二; 二分; 二分法
*the dichotomy between peace and war 和平与战争之一分为二
* They set up a false dichotomy between working and raising a family, ie wrongly claim that one cannot do both. 他们错误地把工作与养育儿女两者对立起来.

dichotomy


npluraldichotomies[C]formal
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Greek;Origin: dichotomia, from dichotomos 'cut in two']
the difference between two things or ideas that are completely opposite
dichotomy between
 a dichotomy between his public and private lives