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dichotomy/daiˈkɒtəmi, di-/n. (pl. -ies) 1a a division into two classes, parts, etc., esp. of things that are opposed or entirely different (尤指对立或完全不同的事物)一分为二；二分 b a sharp or paradoxical contrast 鲜明而又荒谬的对比 2 Bot. & Zool. repeated bifurcation 【植】【动】二歧(分枝式)；重复二叉分枝；歧出；二分叉 □ dichotomic /-kəˈtɒmik/ adj.□ dichotomize v. (also 亦作 -ise)□ dichotomous adj.[modern Latin dichotomia from Greek dikhotomia, from dikho- ‘apart’ + -TOMY]■ Usage 用法说明 The use of dichotomy to mean ‘dilemma’ or ‘ambivalence’, as in I was faced with the dichotomy of wanting to pass the exam but not wanting to please my teacher; She alone in the book conveys the dichotomy of the white immigrants towards blacks, is considered incorrect in standard English. 在标准英语中，用 dichotomy 来表示 dilemma (进退两难)或 ambivalence (矛盾心理)被认为是不正确的。如 I was faced with the dichotomy of wanting to pass the exam but not wanting to please my teacher (我面临着既想要考试及格又不想去讨好我的老师的进退两难的境地); She alone in the book conveys the dichotomy of the white immigrants towards blacks (她只在书中流露了白人移民对黑人的矛盾心理)。 |