Charybdisn.

Brit.

/kəˈrɪbdɪs/, U.S.

/kəˈrɪbdᵻs/,

/tʃəˈrɪbdᵻs/

Etymology: Latin; < Greek χάρυβδις.

A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily (now Calofaro), opposite the Italian rock Scylla. Used allusively of anything likely to cause shipwreck of life, etc., and esp. in combination with Scylla, of the danger of running into one evil or peril in seeking to avoid its opposite.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > instance or cause of

stone-rochec1200

perilc1300

doubta1400

Charybdisc1400

rocka1475

hazard1524

dangera1538

shelve1582

reef1841

kettle-de-benders1872

ankle-breaker1899

danger-spot1905

banana skin1907

the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > whirlpool > [noun] > specific

Charybdis1597

maelstrom1834

c1400 Rom. Rose 4713 It [sc. Love] is Karibdous perilous, Disagreable and gracious.

c1400 tr. Secreta Secret., Gov. Lordsh. 50 Sylla and karybdys.

1597 F. Bacon Of Coulers Good & Euill f. 25, in Ess. And contrarie the remedy of the one euill is the occasion and commencement of an other, as in Scilla and Charibdis.

1609 W. M. Man in Moone sig. D2 The very sinke of sensuality, and poole of putrifaction: a Sylla to Citizens, and Caribdis to Countrie men.

a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) iii. 87 Hazard not thy self in the shadow of Corruption. He who hath not..in his Younger Days escaped this Charybdis, may make a happy Voyage.

1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. ii. 72 If we consider what mighty Charybdes there are in the World.

1860 All Year Round 382 In avoiding the Scylla of the mud-bank we had all but stumbled upon the Charybdis of a dredging-machine.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	charybdis
释义	Charybdisn. Brit. /kəˈrɪbdɪs/, U.S. /kəˈrɪbdᵻs/, /tʃəˈrɪbdᵻs/ Etymology: Latin; < Greek χάρυβδις. A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily (now Calofaro), opposite the Italian rock Scylla. Used allusively of anything likely to cause shipwreck of life, etc., and esp. in combination with Scylla, of the danger of running into one evil or peril in seeking to avoid its opposite. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > instance or cause of stone-rochec1200 perilc1300 doubta1400 Charybdisc1400 rocka1475 hazard1524 dangera1538 shelve1582 reef1841 kettle-de-benders1872 ankle-breaker1899 danger-spot1905 banana skin1907 the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > whirlpool > [noun] > specific Charybdis1597 maelstrom1834 c1400 Rom. Rose 4713 It [sc. Love] is Karibdous perilous, Disagreable and gracious. c1400 tr. Secreta Secret., Gov. Lordsh. 50 Sylla and karybdys. 1597 F. Bacon Of Coulers Good & Euill f. 25, in Ess. And contrarie the remedy of the one euill is the occasion and commencement of an other, as in Scilla and Charibdis. 1609 W. M. Man in Moone sig. D2 The very sinke of sensuality, and poole of putrifaction: a Sylla to Citizens, and Caribdis to Countrie men. a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) iii. 87 Hazard not thy self in the shadow of Corruption. He who hath not..in his Younger Days escaped this Charybdis, may make a happy Voyage. 1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. ii. 72 If we consider what mighty Charybdes there are in the World. 1860 All Year Round 382 In avoiding the Scylla of the mud-bank we had all but stumbled upon the Charybdis of a dredging-machine. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1400
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