gordian knot 的定义
- a complicated knot, tied by King Gordius of Phrygia, that Alexander the Great cut with a sword
- a complicated and intricate problem
gordian knot 近义词
等同于 can of worms
等同于 enigma
更多gordian knot例句
- There is something irrevocable-feeling about couples tying the knot on the steps of the county courthouse.
- Every day before leaving home, Sara stands before the mirror and tightens the knot on her scarf.
- The most famous people in the world tied the knot secretly over the weekend.
- The moment he was finally able to loop a knot by himself was a milestone, his first step to becoming a man.
- Star-studded guests arrived in fancy cars, and music and cheers rose above the castle walls as Kimye tied the knot.
- At the head they insert a bamboo knot, with its point well sharpened into two edges.
- This is called the "Investiture of the Top-knot," and is always attended by solemn ceremonies.
- In accordance with that statement, he had decided that on the next day his son should be formally "invested" with the top-knot.
- He went down the road, collected his little knot of listeners, and began the Song of the Girl.
- I asked sharply, and MacRae flung the same query over one shoulder as he fumbled at the tight-drawn latigo-knot.