Sophie's choice

Noun

A choice where every alternative has significant negative consequences.

Japanese Meaning

どの選択肢も大きな不利益や負の結果を伴う、どちらを選んでも望ましくない結果に至る決断を指す。 / 選ぶどちらの選択肢も、重大なマイナス面や深刻な悪影響を有する決断を意味する。

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When the hospital ran out of ventilators, the doctors faced a Sophie's choice between two patients.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

病院の人工呼吸器が不足したとき、医師たちはどちらを選んでも誰かに重大な被害が及ぶという、避けられない選択に直面した。

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Sense（1）

A choice where every alternative has significant negative consequences.

As things turned out, all the enemy missiles were destroyed in flight -- two were hit very early after launch by an airborne laser system -- and a Sophie's choice was averted."

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Sophie's choices

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