two plus two equals five

Phrase

excessive figuratively

(figuratively, hyperbolic) A transparently absurd claim, often accepted as a result of a tyrannical government or mass delusion.

Japanese Meaning

（比喩的な表現）明らかに非論理的で馬鹿げた主張。専制的な政治体制や大衆の誤った認識が背景にある状況を示唆する場合に使われる。 / （誇張的な表現）現実とかけ離れた不条理な事柄を、本来ありえないこととしてあえて受け入れる状況を批判的に表現する際に用いられる。

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

国家が「2たす2は5だ」と主張したとき、市民は罰を恐れて疑念を隠すことを学んだ。

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(figuratively, hyperbolic) A transparently absurd claim, often accepted as a result of a tyrannical government or mass delusion.

Consequently, if it be claimed that, under the French constitution, 200,000 individuals, out of 26 million citizens, constitute two-thirds of the common will, only one comment is possible: It is a claim that two and two make five.

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