二者択一

English translation: There are 2 choices: X & Y

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Japanese term or phrase:X&Yは二者択一です
English translation:There are 2 choices: X & Y
Entered by: conejo

17:51 Mar 5, 2007
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Japanese term or phrase: 二者択一
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SOFT:境界線にソフト効果をもたせます。
BORD:境界線に縁をいれます。
[SOFT]と[BORD]は二者択一です。
Later, there is a similar thing, saying DVEと[MIX] と[TRIM] は三者択一になります

What does 二者択一 mean exactly? I am inclined to think that it means that SOFT and BORD are a part of a multiple choice group, where the 2 choices are SOFT and BORD... What do you think? Is this right?

Also, what would be a good way to say this?

Thank you.
conejo
United States
Local time: 11:43
Choose one out of two
Explanation:
二者択一 means to choose one out of two choices, or to toggle between the two. 三者択一 means to choose one out of three choices. Tailor the way you express it depending on the context. Maybe in this case I would say, "You can toggle between SOFT and BORD."
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Yuki Okada
Canada
Local time: 09:43
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Choose one out of two


Explanation:
二者択一 means to choose one out of two choices, or to toggle between the two. 三者択一 means to choose one out of three choices. Tailor the way you express it depending on the context. Maybe in this case I would say, "You can toggle between SOFT and BORD."

Yuki Okada
Canada
Local time: 09:43
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Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
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Thanks, everyone

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binary choice


Explanation:
I would translate it as

"[Soft] and [Bord] constitute a binary choice"

and

"DVE, [MIX] and [TRIM] constitute a threefold choice"

Jordan Duff
Japan
Local time: 01:43
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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