reductio ad absurdum

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /rɪˈdʌk.ti.əʊ æd əbˈsɜː.dəm/    美 /rɪˈdʌk.ti.oʊ æd əbˈsɝ.dəm/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The method of disproving a statement by assuming the statement is true and, with that assumption, arriving at a blatant contradiction. uncountable,usually
    — “You, gentlemen, as representatives of that institution which recognizes only truths that are deduced from reductio ad absurdums will probably have no difficulty in perceiving the truth of this absurdity and hence be ready to excuse the outcome of it—my absence.”

词形变化

reductio ad absurdums plural

词源

Unadapted borrowing from Latin reductiō ad absurdum.
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