词汇 | 非此即彼 |
释义 | 非此即彼 “ It's not either-or in terms of genetics or environment,” he says. Alternatively, to be “ asleep” is to be unaware of the larger holistic perspective. You're either one or the other, with no in- between category, says research from Northwestern University and Yahoo! Alternatively, China could create a rival to the dollar if it let the yuan be used in transactions abroad. “ There is no alternative centre of power” within the party, says Gerd Langguth of the University of Bonn. But prosperity is not a zero-sum game: if a society cashes in on the female dividend to create more wealth, men and children share in the bounty. Decisions at work tend to be binary, or between a manageable number of options. Although there may be other factors involved the subject is urged to simply view the situation in terms of clear-cut right and wrong. You cannot serve two masters; you must serve one or the other. You should know that a deductive argument is an either-or thing. Americans, however, tend to bring an either-or mentality to most things, from politics to prose. She rejects the idea that happiness has to be an either-or proposition. Some days, you want a trip, she says; other days, you want a Tom Ford handbag. She rejects the idea that happiness has to be an either- or proposition. The problem is that an either-or thought process won't resolve a both-and reality. As I have stated since taking office, the two approaches are not mutually exclusive. They are not in conflict. Openness can perhaps be best thought of as a scale rather than a binary state. Since the alternative might mean a war, possibly even with America, Chinese moderates also have an interest in that status quo. There is a lot to be gained if we stay away from the either-or fallacy in the services area. This picture is an example of a different way of seeing, where the image is not this or that, but both and neither. It's like Yankees vs. Mets, and for40 years there has been no middle ground. This semester, a student has the option of downloading a book as well — but it is an either-or choice: read online or download to a computer. Nor is there a choice, as some newspapers seem to think, between charging for access to their online content or keeping links to their articles in Google News and Google Search. It did not confuse me to see“ Treasure Island” in the movies and then read the book. There was no competition for our attention. |
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