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dialectic

noun
🔊/ˌdaɪəˈlektɪk/
🔊/ˌdaɪəˈlektɪk/
 [singular]
(also less frequent dialectics [uncountable])
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  1. (philosophy哲学) a method of discovering the truth of ideas by discussion and logical argument and by considering ideas that are opposed to each other辩证法Topics Opinion and argumentc2
  2. (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）
    3. Word Originlate 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’.