English Dictionary

Gordian knot

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɡɔːdɪən ˈnɒt/

名詞

ギリシャ語 広義

(Greek mythology) The legendary knot tied to a pole near the temple of Zeus in Gordium. / (by extension) Any intricate and complex problem having a simple solution.

日本語の意味

(ギリシャ神話) ゼウスの神殿近く、ゴルディウムの柱に結ばれた伝説の結び目 / (転じて) 複雑そうに見えるが、実は単純な解決策をもつ難解な問題

When budget disputes turned into a Gordian knot, the mayor cut through the deadlock with a bold executive order.

予算をめぐる対立がゴルディアの結び目のように解けない問題になったとき、市長は果断な行政命令で行き詰まりを断ち切った。

意味（1）

(Greek mythology) The legendary knot tied to a pole near the temple of Zeus in Gordium.

意味（2）

(by extension) Any intricate and complex problem having a simple solution.

List his discourse of war, and you shall hear A fearful battle rend'red you in music; Turn him to any cause of policy, The Gordian knot of it he will unloose.

Gordian knots （ plural ）