释义 |
bi·na·rism \ˈbīnəˌrizəm\ noun (-s) Etymology: French binarisme, from binaire binary (from Late Latin binarius) + -isme -ism — more at binary : a mode of thought predicated on stable oppositions (as good and evil or male and female) that is seen in post-structuralist analysis as an inadequate approach to areas of difference ; also : a specific dichotomy subscribed to or reinforced in such thought < the binarisms of West and East, of heterosexuality and homosexuality — J.A.Boone > |