chicken and egg

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A situation or case in which it is difficult to distinguish cause and effect, having a circular character. attributive,plural,plural-only,usually
    — From present observation, A and B are needed to make C, and C is needed to make A and B. This chemical cycle has, again, a “chicken and egg” character.

词形变化

chicken-and-egg alternative chicken or egg alternative

词源

From the proverbial question of whether the chicken or the egg came first, attested as early as Aristotle (4th century BCE).
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