| 单词 | dilemma |
| 释义 | dilemma —dilemmatic /dil'euh mat"ik/, dilemmatical, dilemmic, adj. —dilemmatically, adv. /di lem"euh/, n. 1. a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives. 2. any difficult or perplexing situation or problem. 3. Logic. a form of syllogism in which the major premise is formed of two or more hypothetical propositions and the minor premise is a disjunctive proposition, as "If A, then B; if C then D. Either A or C. Therefore, either B or D." [1515-25; < LL < Gk dílemma, equiv. to di- DI-1 + lêmma an assumption, premise, deriv. of lambánein to take] Syn. 1. See predicament. 2. question, difficulty. |
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