apple of discord
名词 n.
英 /ˈæp(ə)l əv ˈdɪskɔːd/
美 /ˈæp(ə)l əv ˈdɪskɔɹd/
英文释义
名词 n.
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An object or topic which sows anger and dissension; something which causes argument, rivalry, or strife.
— He has determined to enter the cabinet surrounded with creatures only, and, as to the Parliament, to trust to his dexterity and strength in throwing the apple of discord, occasions for doing which will, he imagines, soon and frequently occur.
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词源
A reference to the μῆλον τῆς Ἔριδος (mêlon tês Éridos, “apple of Eris”) in Greek mythology, a golden apple inscribed ‘for the fairest female’ which Eris (known as Discordia to the Romans), the goddess of discord and strife, tossed in the midst of the feast of the gods at the wedding of Thetis and Peleus. This provoked a dispute among Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera as to who was the most beautiful, and eventually led to the Trojan War.
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