Dichotomy

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[Origin: 1600–10; < Gk dichotomía. See dicho-, -tomy] 





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n. (名詞 noun)



          1.    兩分;分裂;二分法

          2.    叉狀分枝

          3.    弦月





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dichotomy (n.) 

 

means "something that has two parts" but not just any two-part thing; there should be great opposition or contrast between the two parts, as when opposing arguments offer little possibility of compromise.





It turns out that this is only a daydream, but her subsequent visits to a neighboring brothel, where she offers her services, certainly seem to be real. This illusion/reality dichotomy extends to the final scenes, in which we are offered two possible endings.