dilemmaとは意味・読み方・使い方

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語源

First attested 1523, from Late Latin dilemma, from Ancient Greek δίλημμα (dílēmma, “ambiguous proposition”), from δι- (di-, “having two of”) + λῆμμα (lêmma, “premise, proposition”).

発音

enPR: dī-lĕmʹə or dĭ-lĕmʹə
- (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA: /daɪˈlɛmə/, /dɪˈlɛmə/
- (General Australian) IPA: /dɑeˈlemə/, /dɪˈlemə/
- (New Zealand) IPA: /daɪˈlemə/, /dəˈlemə/
韻: -ɛmə

名詞

dilemma (plural dilemmas or dilemmata)

A circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable.

Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dilemma
- 1731, Jonathan Swift, An Epistle to Mr. Gay:
  
  A strong dilemma in a desperate case! / To act with infamy, or quit the place.
Any difficult circumstance or problem.

Synonyms: bind, fix, pickle, problem, quandary; see also Thesaurus:difficult situation
(logic) A type of syllogism of the form "if A is true then B is true; if C is true then D is true; either A or C is true; therefore either B or D is true".
(rhetoric) Offering to an opponent a choice between two (equally unfavorable) alternatives.

使用する際の注意点

Usage: Many people proscribe sense 2, wanting the word to be reserved to sense 1. Many others either do not know about that prescription or know but refuse to abide by it.
Spelling: Occasionally misspelled as dilemna, perhaps originally via false analogy with words such as condemn, solemn, and hymn. This spelling has been reportedly taught in many regions of Great Britain and the United States as well as around the world, and can be found in the works of many well-known authors (e.g. Isaac Watts, Defoe & Goldsmith).

派生語

agency dilemma
dilemmalike
dilemmanade
dilemmatic
dilemmaticity
dilemmic
Euthyphro dilemma
false dilemma
Faustian dilemma
Goldman 's dilemma
gunfighter 's dilemma
Heinz dilemma
innovator's dilemma
on the horns of a dilemma
table-maker's dilemma

参考

参照

^ Michael Quinion (1996–2026), “Dilemma”, in World Wide Words.

アナグラム

midmeal

ラテン語

語源

From Ancient Greek δίλημμα (dílēmma).

名詞

dilēmma n (genitive dilēmmatis); third declension

conclusion from two premises
dilemma

語形変化

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

	singular	plural
nominative	dilēmma	dilēmmata
genitive	dilēmmatis	dilēmmatum
dative	dilēmmatī	dilēmmatibus
accusative	dilēmma	dilēmmata
ablative	dilēmmate	dilēmmatibus
vocative	dilēmma	dilēmmata

派生した語

Catalan: dilema
French: dilemme
Italian: dilemma
Portuguese: dilema
Romanian: dilemă
Spanish: dilema

参照

“dĭlēmma”, in Gaffiot, 2016.

[1] Michael Quinion (1996–2026), “Dilemma”, in World Wide Words.


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