dialectic

/ˌdaɪəˈlektɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌdaɪəˈlektɪk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌdī-ə-ˈlek-tik/ (ame, mw)

dialectic — noun

1. a method of testing ideas by setting opposing views against each other and discu

1.名詞C2
釋義

a method of testing ideas by setting opposing views against each other and discussing them to find a truer answer

例句

In class, Professor Lee used dialectic to test both sides of the claim.

use dialectic to test opposing views

The book teaches dialectic through short debates about justice and power.

dialectic taught as a reasoning method

同義詞
  • reasoning

    a broader word for careful thought, without the built-in exchange of opposing views

  • dialogue

    stresses conversation, but it does not always aim to test ideas for truth

  • debate

    broader and often more competitive, while dialectic aims at deeper understanding

  • argumentation

    a formal term for structured argument, often in writing or academic speech

文法句型

use dialectic to test ideas

teach dialectic in class

dialectic between opposing views

用法筆記

Usually used in academic or philosophical discussion. It often appears with verbs like use, apply, teach, and study when people compare opposing ideas to reach a clearer conclusion.

常見錯誤

❌We had a dialectic about where to eat dinner.
✅We had a debate about where to eat dinner.
💡dialectic usually refers to a formal way of reasoning, not an ordinary everyday disagreement.

2. the way two opposing ideas or forces keep shaping each other through their tensi

2.名詞C2
釋義

the way two opposing ideas or forces keep shaping each other through their tension

例句

The film shows the dialectic between fear and hope after the storm.

pattern: the dialectic between X and Y

Meera studied the dialectic between city life and family duty.

同義詞
  • tension

    stresses strain between sides, but not always their ongoing mutual shaping

  • interplay

    broader and often less conflict-focused than dialectic

  • interaction

    a general word for mutual effect, not necessarily between opposites

  • push and pull

    an informal phrase for competing forces affecting each other

文法句型

the dialectic between X and Y

a dialectic of opposing forces

用法筆記

Most often appears in the pattern the dialectic between X and Y or a dialectic of X and Y. This sense names an ongoing relationship where each side changes the other, not a single spoken argument.

常見錯誤

❌The dialectic closed the factory in one week.
✅The conflict between the two sides closed the factory in one week.
💡in this sense, dialectic names a relationship between opposing forces, not one side acting alone.