Gordian knot

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishGordian knotGor‧di‧an knot /ˌɡɔːdiən ˈnɒt $ ˌɡɔːrdiən ˈnɑːt/ noun → cut/untie the Gordian knotExamples from the CorpusGordian knot• Many of us have learned the legend of Alexander the Great and the Gordian Knot.• A similar attempt to cut the Gordian knot of Chapter 4 also proves to be fallacious.• Wine and women-here we have the Gordian knot of the crisis.• If Gorbachev expects to untie the Gordian knot, he has over-estimated his powers.Origin Gordian knot (1500-1600) From a complicated knot tied by Gordius, king of ancient Phrygia, which Alexander the Great cut through with his sword

单词	Gordian knot
释义	Gordian knot From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishGordian knotGor‧di‧an knot /ˌɡɔːdiən ˈnɒt $ ˌɡɔːrdiən ˈnɑːt/ noun → cut/untie the Gordian knotExamples from the CorpusGordian knot• Many of us have learned the legend of Alexander the Great and the Gordian Knot.• A similar attempt to cut the Gordian knot of Chapter 4 also proves to be fallacious.• Wine and women-here we have the Gordian knot of the crisis.• If Gorbachev expects to untie the Gordian knot, he has over-estimated his powers.Origin Gordian knot (1500-1600) From a complicated knot tied by Gordius, king of ancient Phrygia, which Alexander the Great cut through with his sword
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