English Dictionary

double-edged sword

名詞

比喩的用法

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see double-edged, sword. / (figuratively) A benefit that is also a liability, or (a benefit) that carries some significant but not-so-obvious cost or risk.

日本語の意味

両刃の剣：利点でありながら同時に欠点やリスクも含む状況・事象のこと。 / 一方で有利でありながら、他方では不利な側面を持つ、相反する性質を併せ持つもの。

The museum displayed a double-edged sword dating from the 12th century, its blade meticulously forged and polished.

博物館は12世紀の両刃の剣を展示しており、その刃は丹念に鍛えられ磨かれていた。

意味（1）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see double-edged, sword.

意味（2）

(figuratively) A benefit that is also a liability, or (a benefit) that carries some significant but not-so-obvious cost or risk.

He added: “Facebook is a double-edged sword. You don’t want to support it, but you have to use it in order to reach a large audience.”

意味（3）

(figuratively) A neutral principle that has applications that may be either positive (beneficial) or negative (adverse) to own's own interests.

The unintended ambiguity of the phrase was a double-edged sword: it spurred litigation but it also ended up shielding good-faith actors.

double-edged swords （ plural ）