讀過美國作家 Joseph Heller小說Catch-22嗎？ 在當代英語中catch-22作為一個獨立的單詞，使用頻率也是非常高的。Catch-22現在用來形容任何自相矛盾、不合邏輯的規定或條件所造成的無法脫身的困境。
Joseph Heller的小說Catch-22（《第二十二條軍規》）中有這樣一段對話：
Yossarian looked at him soberly and tried another approach. "Is Orr crazy?" "He sure is," Doc Daneeka said. "Can you ground him?" "I sure can. But first he has to ask me to. That's part of the rule." "Then why doesn't he ask you to?" "Because he's crazy," Doc Daneeka said. "He has to be crazy to keep flying combat missions after all the close calls he's had. Sure, I can ground Orr. But first he has to ask me to." "That's all he has to do to be grounded?" "That's all. Let him ask me." "And then you can ground him?" Yossarian asked. "No. Then I can't ground him." "You mean there's a catch?" "Sure there's a catch," Doc Daneeka replied. "Catch-22. Anyone who wants to get out of combat duty isn't really crazy."
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