Sophie's choicen.

Brit.

/ˈsəʊfɪz ˌtʃɔɪs/, U.S.

/ˈsoʊfiz ˈtʃɔɪs/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: English Sophie's Choice.

Etymology: < the title of the 1982 film Sophie's Choice, based on the 1979 novel of the same name by American author William Styron (1925–2006).

A situation in which a person is forced to make a difficult choice between two (or more) valued or deserving alternatives; a dilemma which cannot be resolved without making an undesirable sacrifice. to make a Sophie's choice: to choose between such options.From a scene in the novel and film Sophie's Choice, in which the main character, on her arrival at Auschwitz, is forced by a guard to choose which of her two children will live, and which will be sent to the gas chamber.

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1983 Los Angeles Times 2 June ix. 1/2 ‘Basically, teachers fall into a “Sophie's Choice”, in a sense,’ said association President Robert Chaney... ‘They lose both ways.’

1994 G. W. Lewis Crit. Incident Stress & Trauma in Workplace viii. 81 Managers who must decide who is to be laid off are in a vulnerable position... It is what I refer to as having to make a ‘Sophie's Choice’.

2003 3D World June 14/1 Maya now serves so many different markets that deciding what to put in has become a bit of a Sophie's Choice.

2011 Vanity Fair Apr. 191/1 Their ‘Team Edward/Team Jacob’ campaign presented a Sophie's choice to Twilight fans, asking them to support one of the two lovers rivaling for the hand of Bella.

2013 N.Y. Mag. 17 June 36/1 Its supporters have made a terrible Sophie's choice: By enabling feral cats to live outside, they're condemning other creatures [sc. birds] to horrific deaths.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sophies choice
释义	Sophie's choicen. Brit. /ˈsəʊfɪz ˌtʃɔɪs/, U.S. /ˈsoʊfiz ˈtʃɔɪs/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: English Sophie's Choice. Etymology: < the title of the 1982 film Sophie's Choice, based on the 1979 novel of the same name by American author William Styron (1925–2006). A situation in which a person is forced to make a difficult choice between two (or more) valued or deserving alternatives; a dilemma which cannot be resolved without making an undesirable sacrifice. to make a Sophie's choice: to choose between such options.From a scene in the novel and film Sophie's Choice, in which the main character, on her arrival at Auschwitz, is forced by a guard to choose which of her two children will live, and which will be sent to the gas chamber. ΚΠ 1983 Los Angeles Times 2 June ix. 1/2 ‘Basically, teachers fall into a “Sophie's Choice”, in a sense,’ said association President Robert Chaney... ‘They lose both ways.’ 1994 G. W. Lewis Crit. Incident Stress & Trauma in Workplace viii. 81 Managers who must decide who is to be laid off are in a vulnerable position... It is what I refer to as having to make a ‘Sophie's Choice’. 2003 3D World June 14/1 Maya now serves so many different markets that deciding what to put in has become a bit of a Sophie's Choice. 2011 Vanity Fair Apr. 191/1 Their ‘Team Edward/Team Jacob’ campaign presented a Sophie's choice to Twilight fans, asking them to support one of the two lovers rivaling for the hand of Bella. 2013 N.Y. Mag. 17 June 36/1 Its supporters have made a terrible Sophie's choice: By enabling feral cats to live outside, they're condemning other creatures [sc. birds] to horrific deaths. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1983
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