单词Gordian knot
na.: 【希腊神话】戈尔迪之结（按神谕，能解开此结者即可为亚细亚国王，后此结被亚历山大大帝解开）；〈喻〉难解的结，难办的事，棘手问题
网络: 戈耳狄俄斯之结；戈尔迪结；戈尔迪的结
戈尔迪乌姆结；难解的结；难办的事；棘手的问题:
a very difficult or impossible task or problem
The deceased old man did not leave a will and the distribution of his property was a Gordian knot.
故世的老人没有留下遗嘱，他的财产分配是一个大难题。
The result has been a Gordian knot of preconditions for resuming talks that even the most ardent expert would be hard-pressed to figure out.
结果就成了恢复会谈前提条件的难题，即使是最热心的专家也难以解决。
There was so much fighting between the staff, she decided to cut the Gordian knot and sack them all.
职员之间争吵得不亦乐乎，她决定快刀斩乱麻，把他们全部辞掉。
Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie.
孩子和疯子快刀斩断的正是诗人花费毕生试图揭开的节。
The new chief found it so hard to cooperate with his staff members that he decided to cut the Gordian knot by replacing them all.
新来的头头发觉很难和他的下属合作，他决定快刀斩乱麻把他们统统换了。
No one was able to unravel the Gordian knot of copydom until 2004, when Google came up with a clever solution.
直到2004年，谷歌用一个聪明的办法才解决了这个版权上的困境。
The new manager found that none of the senior staff liked him, but he soon cut that Gordian knot by dismissing them all.
新上任的经理发现高级职员都不喜欢他，他很快就快刀斩乱麻，把他们全辞退了。
It is a shame that so far the central authorities have not appeared determined to unloose this Gordian knot.
可惜，至今还未见北京中央下大决心解开这个死结。
Let"s cut the Gordian knot in doing with such a complicated matter.
要处理这么复杂的问题，我们就快刀斩乱麻把！
Change in the work and construction scheme optimum are the question that we often meet, it is a Gordian knot too.
工程变更和施工方案是施工阶段投资控制中经常遇到的问题，同时也是很棘手的问题。