Gordian knot

n. 〈希神〉戈耳迪之结, 难题

例句与用法：

The old stock had deteriorated and was all mixed up so the manager decided to cut the Gordian knot, sell it all as scrap, and re-stock with new materials.

库存品已经变质，而且全都搞混了，因此经理决定快刀斩乱麻，把它们当作废品出售，然后重新储藏新的物资。

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难题

Gordian knot

词义辨析：

同义参见:

complexity

knot

Gordian knot1.■【希腊神话】戈尔迪之结(弗利基亚国王戈尔迪所打的结，按神谕只有将统治亚细亚者才能解开，后被亚历山大大帝用利剑斩开)2.■难解的结；复杂的问题，难题，难办的事；棘手问题cut the Gordian knot快刀斩乱麻，大刀阔斧地解决问题

1. an extremely difficult or involved problem
   戈尔迪之结（极困难或棘手的问题）
   

1. solve or remove a problem in a direct or forceful way, rejecting gentler or more indirect methods
   以大刀阔斧的办法解决复杂问题，快刀斩乱麻
   

1. mid 16th cent.: from the legend that Gordius, king of Gordium, tied an intricate knot and prophesied that whoever untied it would become the ruler of Asia. It was cut through with a sword by Alexander the Great
   

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名词 gordian knot:

any very difficult problem; insoluble in its own terms

an intricate knot tied by Gordius, the king of Phrygia, and cut by the sword of Alexander the Great after he heard that whoever undid it would become ruler of Asia

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