aporia

[医] 窘迫, 困惑

发音

UK /əˈpɔːɹɪə/
其它
US /əˈpɔɹiə/

词形变化

aporias 复数 aporias

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An expression of deliberation with oneself regarding uncertainty or doubt as to how to proceed.

  2. 2.

    An insoluble contradiction, especially in a text's meaning; a logical impasse suggested by a text or speaker.

    哲学

词源

Borrowed from Latin aporia, from Ancient Greek ἀπορία (aporía), from ἄπορος (áporos, “impassable”), from ἀ- (a-, “a-”) + πόρος (póros, “passage”). By surface analysis, a- + pore + -ia.

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