double bind

英 [ˌdʌbl ˈbaɪnd]

美 [ˌdʌbl ˈbaɪnd]

n.  两难境地

牛津词典

noun

• 两难境地
  a situation in which it is difficult to choose what to do because whatever you choose will have negative results

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 两难境地;进退维谷
  If you arein a double bind, you are in a very difficult situation, because whatever decision you make will have bad results.
  1. Women are caught in a double bind, marginalised in the community if they are not wives and mothers, under excessive pressure to be perfect if they are.
     女性陷入了两难境地，如果她不为人妻为人母就会被社会边缘化，如果她为人妻为人母就会承受成为完美的妻子和母亲的巨大压力。

英英释义

noun

• (psychology) an unresolvable dilemma

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