elenchus

n. 间接反驳, 辩驳, 驳难

发音

/ɪˈlɛŋ.kəs/

词形变化

elenchi 复数 elenchi

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A technique of argument associated with Socrates wherein the arguer asks the interlocutor to agree with a series of premises and conclusions, ending with the arguer's intended point.

词源

From Latin elenchus, from Ancient Greek ἔλεγχος (élenkhos, “refutation, scrutiny, control”). Doublet of elench.

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