A gordian knot
大学 College棘手的问题, 难解的结, 关键
🧩 词语组成解析
a. [希神神话]戈耳迪的；棘手的
knot
[nɑt]
n. 结，绳结，结节，（装饰用的）花结，蝴蝶结;[航]节(=浬/小时)，浬，海里;（树木或木材上的）节疤，（人或动物身上的）硬块，节，瘤;难事，难题，麻烦事，（问题的）要点，（戏剧，小说的）情节的征结;
vt.& vi. 把…打结，把…连结，捆扎，包扎;使密切结合;使纠结;皱（眉）;
🗣️ 情景例句
Philip had to go back to the hospital. Philip
必须要回医院。
I asked him to go to the store, but he wouldn't
我请他去商店，但是他不肯。
Heavy iron chains around his feet and hands were fixed to a metal bar that ran round the hall about ten centimetres off the ground.
手上和脚上沉重的铁链拴在厅堂四周离地约有10厘米的金属杆上。