vicious circle

vicious-circle的词性：
n.（名词）

1. A situation in which the apparent solution of one problem in a chain of circumstances creates a new problem and increases the difficulty of solving the original problem.
恶性循环：一种状况，其中一个问题的解决办法导致了一个新问题，从而加大了解决原有问题的难度

2. A condition in which a disorder or disease gives rise to another that subsequently affects the first.
恶性循环：一种混乱或者疾病，导致另一种疾病的发生并造成对第一种疾病影响

3. Logic A fallacy in reasoning in which the premise is used to prove the conclusion, and the conclusion used to prove the premise.
【逻辑学】 循环论证：推理中前提条件用来证明结论，而结论用来论证前提的错误

vicious-circle的词源：

4. Translation of New Latin circulus viti?sus [circular argument]
现代拉丁语 circulus viti?sus的翻译 [循环论证]

5. Medieval Latin circulus [circular argument]
中世纪拉丁语 circulus [循环论证]

6. Latin viti?sus [flawed, faulty]
拉丁语 viti?sus [错误的，出错的]