English Dictionary

Morton's fork

名詞

A false dilemma in which contradictory arguments lead to the same (unpleasant) conclusion.

日本語の意味

矛盾する議論から、結局同じ（好ましくない）結末に導かれる偽りのジレンマ

The committee's policy created a Morton's fork: either raise prices and lose customers or keep them low and suffer losses.

委員会の方針は偽のジレンマを生み出し、価格を上げれば顧客を失い、据え置けば損失を被るというどちらを選んでも不利な状況になった。

意味（1）

A false dilemma in which contradictory arguments lead to the same (unpleasant) conclusion.

意味（2）

(bridge) A coup in contract bridge that forces an opponent to choose between letting declarer establish extra tricks in the suit led, or losing the opportunity to win any trick in the suit led.

Morton's forks （ plural ）