كيف تنطق "lesser of two evils"

expression

LESS-er uhv TOO EE-vuhlz

LESS-uh ov TOO EE-vuhlz

التعريف

When you must choose between two bad options, the one that is not as bad as the other is called the 'lesser of two evils.'

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈɫɛsɝ/ /ˈəv/ /ˈtu/ /ˈivəɫz

الإنجليزية البريطانية

lˈɛsɐ/ /ˈɒv/ /tˈuː/ /ˈiːvəlz

أمريكي

LESS-er uhv TOO EE-vuhlz

بريطاني

LESS-uh ov TOO EE-vuhlz

Sometimes you have to pick the lesser of two evils.

Voting for this candidate was the lesser of two evils.

Eating junk food was the lesser of two evils when I forgot my lunch.

I don't like either job offer, but I chose the lesser of two evils.