单词 | gordian |
释义 | Gordian in American English (ˈɡɔrdiən) adjective 1. pertaining to Gordius, ancient king of Phrygia, who tied a knot (the ˈGordian ˈknot) that, according to prophecy, was to be undone only by the person who was to rule Asia, and that was cut, rather than untied, by Alexander the Great 2. resembling the Gordian knot in intricacy 3. See cut the Gordian knot Word origin [1555–65; ‹ L Gordi(us) (‹ Gk Górdios Gordius) + -an]More idioms containing |
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