dichotomy
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[Origin: 1600–10; < Gk dichotomía. See dicho-, -tomy]
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n. (名詞 noun)
1. 兩分;分裂;二分法
2. 叉狀分枝
3. 弦月
The Columbia Guide to Standard American English
dichotomy (n.)
means "something that has two parts" but not just any two-part thing; there should be great opposition or contrast between the two parts, as when opposing arguments offer little possibility of compromise.
It turns out that this is only a daydream, but her subsequent visits to a neighboring brothel, where she offers her services, certainly seem to be real. This illusion/reality dichotomy extends to the final scenes, in which we are offered two possible endings.
Dictionary.com
[Origin: 1600–10; < Gk dichotomía. See dicho-, -tomy]
Yahoo!奇摩字典
n. (名詞 noun)
1. 兩分;分裂;二分法
2. 叉狀分枝
3. 弦月
The Columbia Guide to Standard American English
dichotomy (n.)
means "something that has two parts" but not just any two-part thing; there should be great opposition or contrast between the two parts, as when opposing arguments offer little possibility of compromise.
It turns out that this is only a daydream, but her subsequent visits to a neighboring brothel, where she offers her services, certainly seem to be real. This illusion/reality dichotomy extends to the final scenes, in which we are offered two possible endings.
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