dichotomy

名词 dichotomy:

1. being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
   同义词：duality

1. Characterized by dichotomy.
   两分性的以分成两部分为特征的

di.chot.o.my

n.（名词）
【复数】 di.chot.o.mies
Division into two usually contradictory parts or opinions:
二分法：通常因矛盾而彼此排斥的两部分或意见的划分：
例句：
.the dichotomy of the one and the many.(Louis Auchincloss)
.一个人与许多人的二分法.(路易斯·奥金克洛斯)

Astronomy The phase of the moon, Mercury, or Venus when half of the disk is illuminated.
【天文学】 内行星明亮的半圆：月球、水星或金星其一半被照亮的现象
Botany Branching characterized by successive forking into two approximately equal divisions.
【植物学】 二叉分枝式：以多次叉分或两个近似相等划分的特点的分枝

来源：
Greek dikhotomia
希腊语 dikhotomia
from dikhotomos [divided in two]
源自 dikhotomos [分成两个]
dikho- [dicho-]
dikho- [前缀，表.成两对的，成双的.]
temnein [to cut] * see tem-
temnein [一切] *参见 tem-