chicken-or-egg question

短语

先有鸡还是先有蛋

词形变化

chicken-or-egg questions 复数 -egg questions 复数

别名

chicken or egg question chicken-and-egg question chicken-and-egg problem hen and egg question hen or egg question hen-and-egg problem

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A supposed paradox concerning whether chickens or chicken eggs existed first.

    数学 哲学
  2. 2.

    A question to decide which of two interdependent things happened first.

    先有鸡还是先有蛋

    引申义