Some examples of word usage: a distinction without a difference
1. Saying that the two options are different is a distinction without a difference.
这两个选项不同是毫无意义的区别。
2. Whether we go to the movie tonight or tomorrow is really a distinction without a difference.
我们今晚还是明晚去看电影其实没有什么区别。
3. Arguing over who said what first is just a distinction without a difference.
争论谁先说什么只是个无关紧要的区别。
4. Whether we eat pizza for dinner or pasta, it's all a distinction without a difference.
我们晚餐是吃比萨还是意大利面,都是没有区别的。
5. Whether you wear the blue shirt or the red shirt, it's really just a distinction without a difference.
你穿蓝色衬衫还是红色衬衫,其实没有什么区别。
6. Trying to decide between going to the beach or the mountains is a distinction without a difference.
尝试决定去海滩还是山上其实没有区别。