Skip to main content
EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

gordian

/gawr-dee-uhn/US // ˈgɔr di ən //

戈尔迪安,戈尔迪恩,戈尔迪亚,戈尔迪昂

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : pertaining to Gordius, ancient king of Phrygia, who tied a knot 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.
    • : resembling the Gordian knot in intricacy.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as ininvolved
Synonyms
confusing混乱的,混乱,令人困惑的,扑朔迷离convoluted错综复杂,错综复杂的,复杂的,复杂elaborate精心制作的,阐述,精心制作,详尽的muddled浑浑噩噩的,浑浑噩噩,糊糊,糊糊的sophisticated复杂的,复杂,成熟的,老练tangled错综复杂,错综复杂的,紊乱的,纠结的winding缠绕,绕组,蜿蜒曲折,缠绕的byzantine拜占庭,拜占庭式,拜占庭式的,拜占庭的complex复杂的,复杂,复合,复合体difficult困难,难,艰难,困难的high-tech高科技,高技术,高新技术,高科技的intricate复杂的,错综复杂的,错综复杂,复杂knotty疑难杂症,复杂的,棘手的,棘手的问题labyrinthine迷宫式的,迷路的,曲折的,迷路mazy偷偷摸摸,朦胧,偷懒,偷偷摸摸的tortuous曲折的,迂回的,迂回曲折,弯弯曲曲的
as inknotty
Synonyms
complicated复杂的,复杂,错综复杂的,错综复杂mystifying阴阳怪气,神秘的,阴阳怪气的,神奇的perplexing令人困惑的,令人费解的,令人疑惑的,令人费解puzzling令人费解的是,令人费解的,令人困惑的是,令人费解sticky粘稠的,黏糊糊的,粘性,粘稠thorny多刺的,棘手的,荆棘丛生,棘手的问题tricky狡猾的,棘手的,很棘手,棘手baffling令人费解的,令人困惑的,莫名其妙的,令人困惑的是complex复杂的,复杂,复合,复合体difficult困难,难,艰难,困难的effortful努力的,费力的,努力,费力elaborate精心制作的,阐述,精心制作,详尽的formidable厉害的,艰巨的,强大的,可怕的hard艰苦,艰难的,艰难,艰苦的intricate复杂的,错综复杂的,错综复杂,复杂involved涉及的,涉及到的,涉及,涉及的问题labyrinthine迷宫式的,迷路的,曲折的,迷路mazy偷偷摸摸,朦胧,偷懒,偷偷摸摸的nodulous颔首,颔首语,颔首示意,颔首的problematical有问题的,有问题,存在问题的reticular网状结构,网状,网状的,网状物rough粗略,粗略的,粗略的说,粗暴rugged崎岖不平的,崎岖不平,坚固耐用,崎岖的sophisticated复杂的,复杂,成熟的,老练terrible可怕的,可怕的是,恐怖的,可怕tough艰难的,艰难,坚韧,坚韧的uphill上坡,上坡路,上山,上坡时
as incomplex
Synonyms
complicated复杂的,复杂,错综复杂的,错综复杂convoluted错综复杂,错综复杂的,复杂的,复杂disturbing令人不安的,令人不安的是,扰人的,扰民的intricate复杂的,错综复杂的,错综复杂,复杂obscure模糊不清,不明显,不明显的,无名小卒perplexing令人困惑的,令人费解的,令人疑惑的,令人费解sophisticated复杂的,复杂,成熟的,老练byzantine拜占庭,拜占庭式,拜占庭式的,拜占庭的winding缠绕,绕组,蜿蜒曲折,缠绕的daedalean大德勒,岱岱利abstruse玄妙,玄妙的,艰深的,艰深难懂bewildering令人困惑的,令人费解的,莫名其妙,令人困惑的是circuitous迂回的,迂回,迂回曲折,迂腐的confused混乱的,困惑,困惑的,糊涂crabbed贪婪的,贪得无厌,贪婪,贪污cryptic晦涩难懂,晦涩难懂的,隐晦的,隐秘的discursive辨证的,辨析性的,辨析性,辨证法disordered无序的,无序,紊乱的,无秩序的enigmatic神秘莫测,神秘莫测的,难以捉摸的,难以捉摸entangled纠缠不清的,纠缠在一起的,纠缠不清,纠缠在一起excursive激动人心的,漫游,远足,激动人心hidden隐藏的,隐蔽的,隐秘的,隐蔽impenetrable坚不可摧的,坚不可摧,坚不可摧的人,不可逾越inscrutable高深莫测,高深莫测的,莫测高深,高深莫测的人interwoven交织在一起,交织在一起的,交织的,交织involved涉及的,涉及到的,涉及,涉及的问题jumbled杂乱无章的,错综复杂的,乱七八糟的,杂乱无章knotted打结的,打结,打了结的,打了结knotty疑难杂症,复杂的,棘手的,棘手的问题labyrinthine迷宫式的,迷路的,曲折的,迷路mazy偷偷摸摸,朦胧,偷懒,偷偷摸摸的meandering蜿蜒曲折,弯弯曲曲的,弯弯曲曲,蜿蜒曲折的mingled混杂在一起的,羼杂在一起的,羼杂在一起,混杂在一起mixed混合的,混合,混合型,混杂的muddled浑浑噩噩的,浑浑噩噩,糊糊,糊糊的paradoxical矛盾的,悖论式的,自相矛盾的,悖论性puzzling令人费解的是,令人费解的,令人困惑的是,令人费解rambling漫无边际,胡言乱语,漫无边际的,漫无目的recondite深奥的,复杂的,深奥难懂,深奥难懂的round-aboutsinuous蜿蜒曲折的,蜿蜒曲折,蜿蜒的,蜿蜒snarled咆哮着,咆哮的,咆哮,咆哮着说tangled错综复杂,错综复杂的,紊乱的,纠结的tortuous曲折的,迂回的,迂回曲折,弯弯曲曲的undecipherable无法解读,无法解读的,难以理解,难以辨认unfathomable莫测高深,莫名其妙,莫名其妙的,不可思议
as incomplicated
Synonyms
arduous艰巨的,艰辛的,艰巨,艰辛convoluted错综复杂,错综复杂的,复杂的,复杂difficult困难,难,艰难,困难的fancy花式,幻想,花哨的,幻想的hard艰苦,艰难的,艰难,艰苦的intricate复杂的,错综复杂的,错综复杂,复杂knotty疑难杂症,复杂的,棘手的,棘手的问题perplexing令人困惑的,令人费解的,令人疑惑的,令人费解problematic有问题的,有问题,问题多多,存在问题的sophisticated复杂的,复杂,成熟的,老练troublesome烦人,烦人的,麻烦的事,麻烦的事情elaborate精心制作的,阐述,精心制作,详尽的entangled纠缠不清的,纠缠在一起的,纠缠不清,纠缠在一起involved涉及的,涉及到的,涉及,涉及的问题mixed混合的,混合,混合型,混杂的puzzling令人费解的是,令人费解的,令人困惑的是,令人费解daedalean大德勒,岱岱利abstruse玄妙,玄妙的,艰深的,艰深难懂byzantine拜占庭,拜占庭式,拜占庭式的,拜占庭的can of worms祸根,祸害,隐患,祸害无穷gasser汽油机,汽轮机,汽化器,汽化炉hi-tech高科技,高技术,高新技术,高新科技labyrinthine迷宫式的,迷路的,曲折的,迷路mega factor巨型因素,巨型因子,巨型系数,巨人因素recondite深奥的,复杂的,深奥难懂,深奥难懂的various各种,各种各样的,各类,各种各样wheels within wheels轮中轮,轮中之轮,车轮中的车轮

Examples

  • Then it was to get a case to the Supreme Court where something magical would slice through the Gordian knot tied by American voters.

  • Of course, if we can mix our classical references, Russia has its Sword of Damocles to cut this Gordian Knot.

  • Berlusconi, it is true, did not cut this Gordian knot, but neither did he tie it in the first place.

  • Entwined within this Gordian knot is a truth so terrible as to be rarely spoken.

  • Under Gordian and Philip a respite was again granted to the persecuted church.

  • He did not know whether he could break off his engagement at all, so great was his horror of ruptures, of cutting Gordian-knots.

  • To follow the interlacing line of an ornament, gives the mind the pleasure of untying the Gordian knot, without cutting it.

  • The compulsory exercise of governmental authority cut the Gordian knot with the result that substantial justice now obtains.

  • It might not please him exactly but—he went round and round from one problem to another, trying to untie this Gordian knot.

Level 9Browse all words →