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Definition of Gordian knot in English: Gordian knotnounˈɡɔːdɪənˌɡɔrdiən ˈnɑt An extremely difficult or involved problem. 戈尔迪之结，难解之结（极困难或棘手的问题） Example sentencesExamples - Nobody in the audience realizes that that's what's happening until it's nearly finished, however, since by this point the plot line more resembles a Gordian knot that is never really sorted out.
- A satirical commentary on native genocide and its aftermath, the play tangles characters, notions and story threads into a defiant Gordian knot.
- In practice, the story of Hannibal's evolution from best-selling novel to blockbuster film unwinds with all the ease of a Gordian knot.
- We think of complexity as unnecessary and are ever looking for Gordian knots to cut, even though we may slice through something vital.
- However, the overall intent and effect of the play was one of a happy lark through the Gordian knot of contemporary socio-political problems and out to a happy ending.
- Unfortunately, thanks to complicated accounting and IRS rules, evaluating pension risk is a Gordian knot that is not easily unraveled.
- It's just that sometimes when the red cloud descends, the instantaneous, irrevocable solution is irresistibly appealing, as Alexander the Great proved by hacking through the Gordian knot.
- He might have better luck with another complaint - the Gordian knot of Ed Code regulations that consume so much time, attention and money.
- At that moment, the work shifted gears, the Gordian knot was severed, and the audience were confronted by a new set of terms by which to navigate this experience.
- The untangling of these moral ambiguities is tortuous - akin to undoing a Gordian knot.
- We have reached this position because no British politician has had the nerve, or the stature, to cut through the Irish Gordian knot in the way that de Gaulle severed Algeria from France.
- Rather than attempting to untie one of sociologists' Gordian knots by offering an abstract, quantitative definition of the middle class, Maureen O'Doughtery looked to her informants for an answer.
- If we really understood either the physical or mental bases of the patient's aggression or other symptoms, we could untie this Gordian knot.
- An offstage character, a dead sister, also thickened the brew; finally, the cross-references became a Gordian knot.
- It's a Gordian knot that nobody's been able to unravel.
- Instead of sinking into a Gordian knot of cynicism leading to despair, we can rise to be the change we want to see!
- Life conditions and life strategies are as tightly entwined as the Gordian knot.
- International co-operation proved totally unable to untie this Gordian knot.
- ‘The whole question of electronic privacy is like a Gordian knot,’ Casti said.
Synonyms difficulty, issue, trouble, worry, complication, difficult situation, mess, muddle, mix-up
PhrasesSolve 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 Kirk may cut the Gordian knot by booting me out Example sentencesExamples - Charles de Gaulle - a statesman of great vision and courage - cut the Gordian knot and extricated France from the unwinnable war in Algeria.
- It may be that the statute so far as we are in the business of considering the statute, cuts the Gordian knot and just says, ‘Well, don't worry about the legal categories.’
- I'm trying to devise some kind of way by which we can cut the Gordian knot… without going through the bureaucracy.
- So why not end this piecemeal approach - and cut the Gordian knot by granting citizenship to all Japan-born Koreans?
- Nothing relevant occurred until 15th May, when the famous meeting took place at which a proposal was made to cut the Gordian knot, without the presence or participation of the Claimants.
- But the Vaisya community has cut the Gordian knot, finding a way out of the problem.
- When conflicts arise, the Kremlin has tended to cut the Gordian knot rather than attempting to untie it.
- She cut the Gordian knot by allowing tenants the right to buy at discounted prices, trading one benefit for another.
- We haven't been particularly skilled at that, and perhaps no foreign sword could cut the Gordian knot of an old, stubborn culture.
- Maybe enough support might emerge for another idea that would cut the Gordian knot of constitutional change.
OriginMid 16th century: 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. Definition of Gordian knot in US English: Gordian knotnounˌɡɔrdiən ˈnɑtˌɡôrdēən ˈnät An extremely difficult or involved problem. 戈尔迪之结，难解之结（极困难或棘手的问题） Example sentencesExamples - However, the overall intent and effect of the play was one of a happy lark through the Gordian knot of contemporary socio-political problems and out to a happy ending.
- Life conditions and life strategies are as tightly entwined as the Gordian knot.
- A satirical commentary on native genocide and its aftermath, the play tangles characters, notions and story threads into a defiant Gordian knot.
- Unfortunately, thanks to complicated accounting and IRS rules, evaluating pension risk is a Gordian knot that is not easily unraveled.
- ‘The whole question of electronic privacy is like a Gordian knot,’ Casti said.
- At that moment, the work shifted gears, the Gordian knot was severed, and the audience were confronted by a new set of terms by which to navigate this experience.
- If we really understood either the physical or mental bases of the patient's aggression or other symptoms, we could untie this Gordian knot.
- He might have better luck with another complaint - the Gordian knot of Ed Code regulations that consume so much time, attention and money.
- International co-operation proved totally unable to untie this Gordian knot.
- Instead of sinking into a Gordian knot of cynicism leading to despair, we can rise to be the change we want to see!
- An offstage character, a dead sister, also thickened the brew; finally, the cross-references became a Gordian knot.
- It's a Gordian knot that nobody's been able to unravel.
- In practice, the story of Hannibal's evolution from best-selling novel to blockbuster film unwinds with all the ease of a Gordian knot.
- The untangling of these moral ambiguities is tortuous - akin to undoing a Gordian knot.
- We have reached this position because no British politician has had the nerve, or the stature, to cut through the Irish Gordian knot in the way that de Gaulle severed Algeria from France.
- It's just that sometimes when the red cloud descends, the instantaneous, irrevocable solution is irresistibly appealing, as Alexander the Great proved by hacking through the Gordian knot.
- Nobody in the audience realizes that that's what's happening until it's nearly finished, however, since by this point the plot line more resembles a Gordian knot that is never really sorted out.
- We think of complexity as unnecessary and are ever looking for Gordian knots to cut, even though we may slice through something vital.
- Rather than attempting to untie one of sociologists' Gordian knots by offering an abstract, quantitative definition of the middle class, Maureen O'Doughtery looked to her informants for an answer.
Synonyms difficulty, issue, trouble, worry, complication, difficult situation, mess, muddle, mix-up
PhrasesSolve 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 Kirk may cut the Gordian knot by booting me out Example sentencesExamples - I'm trying to devise some kind of way by which we can cut the Gordian knot… without going through the bureaucracy.
- When conflicts arise, the Kremlin has tended to cut the Gordian knot rather than attempting to untie it.
- She cut the Gordian knot by allowing tenants the right to buy at discounted prices, trading one benefit for another.
- So why not end this piecemeal approach - and cut the Gordian knot by granting citizenship to all Japan-born Koreans?
- We haven't been particularly skilled at that, and perhaps no foreign sword could cut the Gordian knot of an old, stubborn culture.
- It may be that the statute so far as we are in the business of considering the statute, cuts the Gordian knot and just says, ‘Well, don't worry about the legal categories.’
- But the Vaisya community has cut the Gordian knot, finding a way out of the problem.
- Nothing relevant occurred until 15th May, when the famous meeting took place at which a proposal was made to cut the Gordian knot, without the presence or participation of the Claimants.
- Maybe enough support might emerge for another idea that would cut the Gordian knot of constitutional change.
- Charles de Gaulle - a statesman of great vision and courage - cut the Gordian knot and extricated France from the unwinnable war in Algeria.
OriginMid 16th century: 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. |