wife-beating question

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A question that presupposes some controversial premise, such that it cannot be directly answered without incriminating oneself or, at least, unintentionally conceding a point; a loaded question. rhetoric
    — Mr. [Tony] Banks: When the Leader of the House sees his right hon. friend the Prime Minister, will he ask her to come to the Dispatch Box and condemn picket line violence by the police? Mr. [John] Biffen: That is the most obvious and plain wife-beating question that I have ever heard asked.

词形变化

wife-beating questions plural

词源

From wife-beating + question, with reference to the oft-cited example "Have you stopped beating your wife?".
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