dialectic
noun /ˌdaɪəˈlektɪk/
/ˌdaɪəˈlektɪk/
[singular] (also less frequent dialectics [uncountable])
- (philosophy
哲学 辩证法 - (formal) the way in which two aspects of a situation affect each other
对立（一个情况的两个方面彼此影响）
词源late Middle English: from Old French dialectique or Latin dialectica, from Greek dialektikē (tekhnē) ‘(art) of debate’, from dialegesthai ‘converse with’, from dia ‘through’ + legein ‘speak’.