plight和dilemma区别

Question

如题所述

Answer 1

plight 尤指艰难困苦的困境，也可指所处的困境或窘境。dilemma 普通用词，指左右为难，进退两难的困境。两者没有太大区别，可相互替换。

例句：

1、Few of us can be unmoved by the plight of the refugees.

我们几乎无一不被难民的困难处境所触动。

2、After the press had revealed the plight of the two elderly women, many people

take pity on them by sending them money or clothes.

媒体报道了两个老妇人的困境后, 许多人怜恤她们，给她们发钱发衣服。

3、Epstein, worried that their medical expenses might bankrupt them, sought publicity

for the family's plight.

爱泼斯坦担心医疗费用可能使他们倾家荡产，于是为这一家人的困境四处宣传。

4、At the time we were in a terrible plight, tired, lost and hungry.

那时候我们陷就入了可怕的困境，迷了路，又累又饿了。