the lesser of two evils

含义

the less bad of two bad options

两个坏选择中危害较小的一个.

例句

1. 1Neither flat is great, but the one near the station is the lesser of two evils.
2. 2Staying late or coming in on Saturday? Staying late seems the lesser of two evils.
3. 3Both routes home were jammed, so we took the motorway as the lesser of two evils.
4. 4A long wait at the airport seemed the lesser of two evils compared with missing our connection.
5. 5Is paying the late fee really the lesser of two evils, or should we cancel the whole order?

语法

名词短语，通常用在 be、seem 或 choose 之后。保留 the 和复数的 evils。