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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdilema ético
Pronunciation / Transliteration: diˈlẽmɐ ˈɛtiku
"O jornalista enfrentou um dilema ético ao proteger sua fonte."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A complex situation in which a person has to choose between two or more moral imperatives, neither of which is unambiguously acceptable or preferable.
"The physician faced an ethical dilemma when the patient's family requested to withhold a life-saving diagnosis." - 2
A problem in the decision-making process between two possible options, neither of which is absolutely acceptable from an ethical perspective.
"Artificial intelligence development constantly presents programmers with profound ethical dilemmas regarding privacy and autonomy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek 'ethikos' (pertaining to character, from ethos) combined with 'dilemma', originating from Greek 'dilemma' meaning a double proposition (di- 'twice' + lemma 'premise'). The compound has been used in modern philosophy and applied ethics since the late 19th century to describe complex moral conflicts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ethical dilemma" is said worldwide
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dilemme éthique
Transliteration: dilɛm etik
"Ce médecin fait face à un dilemme éthique complexe."
ethisches Dilemma
Transliteration: ˈɛtɪʃəs diˈlɛma
"Der Forscher stand vor einem schwierigen ethischen Dilemma."
dilemma etico
Transliteration: diˈlɛmma ˈɛtiko
"La decisione ha sollevato un serio dilemma etico."
dilema ético
Transliteration: diˈlema ˈetiko
"El caso clínico presentó un gran dilema ético para el comité."
dilema ético
Transliteration: diˈlẽmɐ ˈɛtiku
"O jornalista enfrentou um dilema ético ao proteger sua fonte."
नैतिक दुविधा
Transliteration: naitik duvidha
"डॉक्टर को अपने करियर में एक गंभीर नैतिक दुविधा का सामना करना पड़ा।"
伦理困境
Transliteration: lúnlǐ kùnjìng
"这个案件引发了关于人工智能的伦理困境。"
윤리적 딜레마
Transliteration: yunlijeok dillema
"그 생명공학자는 심각한 윤리적 딜레마에 빠졌다."
倫理的ジレンマ
Transliteration: rinriteki jirenma
"科学の進歩は時に新たな倫理的ジレンマを生み出す。"
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