syl·lo·gis·m /ˈsɪlədʒɪzəm/ noun [countableC] technical RPa statement with three parts, the first two of which prove that the third part is true, for example ‘all men will die, Socrates is a man, therefore Socrates will die’ 三段论法〔由两个前提引出结论的推理,如“凡人必死,苏格拉底是人,因此苏格拉底终将会死”〕 —syllogistic /ˌsɪləˈdʒɪstɪk◂/ adjectiveadj