English Dictionary

dilemma

IPA（発音記号）

/daɪˈlɛmə/

名詞

修辞法

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

日本語の意味

どちらを選んでも望ましくない選択肢の中で、決断を迫られる状況 / 選択が非常に難しい、解決が困難な問題や状況

She faced a dilemma when she had to choose between betraying her friend and protecting her career.

彼女は友人を裏切るか自分のキャリアを守るか、どちらも望ましくない選択を迫られる苦渋の選択に直面した。

意味（1）

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

A strong dilemma in a desperate case! / To act with infamy, or quit the place.

意味（2）

A difficult circumstance or problem.

意味（3）

(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".

意味（4）

(rhetoric) Offering to an opponent a choice between two (equally unfavorable) alternatives.

dilemmas （ plural ）

dilemmata （ plural ）