英语词汇“cut the Gordian knot”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

cut the Gordian knot

释义

Gordian /görˈdyən or görˈdi-ən/

adjective

Relating to or associated with Gordium the capital, or Gordius the king, of ancient Phrygia, or to the intricate knot he tied which could not be untied
Intricate
Difficult

transitive verb (Keats)

To tie up, knot

Gorˈdius noun

A genus of hairworms

cut the Gordian knot

To overcome a difficulty by violent measures, as Alexander the Great cut the Gordian knot with his sword

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