English Dictionary

cut the Gordian knot

動詞

自動詞

(intransitive) To solve a seemingly intractable problem by using a simple solution that is unconstrained by the assumptions that underpin the usual attempts to solve that problem.

日本語の意味

徹底的に解決困難な問題を、従来の方法にとらわれず大胆な発想で打開すること。 / 複雑な問題に対し、シンプルかつ非常識な解決策を採用して、問題を解消する行為。 / 通例の方法や制約に縛られず、直接的かつ迅速に厄介な問題を解決すること。

Faced with endless debate over regulations, the minister decided to cut the Gordian knot.

規制についての果てしない議論に直面し、大臣は通常の前提にとらわれない単純で型破りな方法でその難問を思い切って解決することに決めた。

意味（1）

(intransitive) To solve a seemingly intractable problem by using a simple solution that is unconstrained by the assumptions that underpin the usual attempts to solve that problem.

Yet there were so many difficulties in assigning a natural explanation, that, to the day of her death, she remained in great doubt on the subject, and much disposed to cut the Gordian knot by admitting the existence of supernatural agency.

cuts the Gordian knot （ present singular third-person ）

cutting the Gordian knot （ participle present ）

cut the Gordian knot （ participle past ）

cut the Gordian knot （ past ）