单词 | dichotomy |
释义 | dichotomy (daɪkɒtəmi ) Word forms: dichotomies countable noun [usually singular] If there is a dichotomy between two things, there is a very great difference or opposition between them. [formal] There is a dichotomy between the academic world and the industrial world. [+ between] Synonyms: division, gulf, split, separation Collocations: false dichotomy There may be a false dichotomy at work here. The Times Literary Supplement (2010) The mess is avoidable because there is now a false dichotomy between tax cutters and fiscal conservatives. Times, Sunday Times (2008) It is a politically potent but false dichotomy. Times, Sunday Times (2010) But that sets up another false dichotomy. Times, Sunday Times (2007) This is clearly a false dichotomy. Times, Sunday Times (2010) |
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