bilabancy
To alternate or waver between two specific choices, conditions, or states in a rhythmic or repetitive manner. It describes both the physical movement of shifting weight and the mental process of indecision between two poles.
例文
3 / 5I often bilabancy between ordering pizza or a healthy salad for dinner when I am tired.
I often waver between ordering pizza or a healthy salad for dinner when I am tired.
The committee tends to bilabancy when presented with conflicting evidence regarding the budget.
The committee tends to vacillate when presented with conflicting evidence regarding the budget.
Don't just bilabancy all day; you need to pick a movie so we can start watching!
Don't just hesitate between two options all day; you need to pick a movie so we can start watching!
語族
覚え方のコツ
Think of 'bi' (two) and 'balance.' Imagine someone trying to balance on a tightrope but constantly tipping to two different sides.
クイックテスト
The young executive started to ___ between accepting the promotion and staying in his current comfortable role.
正解！
正解は： bilabancy
例文
I often bilabancy between ordering pizza or a healthy salad for dinner when I am tired.
everydayI often waver between ordering pizza or a healthy salad for dinner when I am tired.
The committee tends to bilabancy when presented with conflicting evidence regarding the budget.
formalThe committee tends to vacillate when presented with conflicting evidence regarding the budget.
Don't just bilabancy all day; you need to pick a movie so we can start watching!
informalDon't just hesitate between two options all day; you need to pick a movie so we can start watching!
In his latest paper, the theorist bilabancies between structuralism and post-structuralism without committing to either.
academicIn his latest paper, the theorist oscillates between structuralism and post-structuralism without committing to either.
Market prices often bilabancy during periods of extreme geopolitical instability before finding a new floor.
businessMarket prices often fluctuate between two points during periods of extreme geopolitical instability before finding a new floor.
語族
よく使う組み合わせ
よく使うフレーズ
in a state of bilabancy
continually shifting between two possibilities
ceaseless bilabancy
unending movement back and forth
stop your bilabancy
an instruction to make a definitive choice
よく混同される語
Balance refers to a state of stability, while bilabancy refers to the motion of shifting between two points.
Bilabial is a phonetic term referring to sounds made with both lips, whereas bilabancy is a verb for oscillation.
使い方のコツ
Use this word specifically when the movement or indecision is between exactly two points or states. It carries a connotation of rhythm or a lack of resolution.
よくある間違い
Learners often mistake the '-ancy' ending for a noun; remember that in this test-specific context, it functions as a verb meaning to act out that state.
覚え方のコツ
Think of 'bi' (two) and 'balance.' Imagine someone trying to balance on a tightrope but constantly tipping to two different sides.
語源
Derived from the Latin 'bi-' (two) combined with the concept of 'labancy' (to glide or slip), suggesting a sliding motion between two poles.
文法パターン
クイックテスト
The young executive started to ___ between accepting the promotion and staying in his current comfortable role.
正解！
正解は： bilabancy
関連単語
to
A1Used to indicate the place, person, or thing that someone or something moves toward. It can also mark the recipient of an action or the limit of a range.
and
A1A primary conjunction used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that are grammatically equal. It indicates addition, a sequence of events, or a relationship between two things.
a
A1A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.
that
A1This word is a demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific person, object, or idea that is further away in space or time from the speaker. It is also used to refer back to something that has already been mentioned or to introduce a clause that identifies something.
I
A1The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.
for
A1Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.
not
A1A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.
with
A1A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.
he
A1A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.
you
A1Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
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