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Scylla and Cha·ryb·disBrE /ˌsɪlə ənd kəˈrɪbdɪs/NAmE /ˌsɪlə ənd kəˈrɪbdɪs/, also /ˌsɪlə ənd tʃəˈrɪbdɪs/ nounused to refer to a situation in which an attempt to avoid one danger increases the risk from another danger 腹背受敌；进退两难 Expressions from history and legend Achilles heel, Cinderella, Herculean, Mephistophelian, Midas touch, narcissism, odyssey, Prince Charming, Procrustean, Promethean, Pyrrhic, Robin Hood, Scylla and Charybdis, Sleeping Beauty, Stygian, Titan ORIGIN From ancient Greek stories in which a female sea creature (called Scylla) tried to catch and eat sailors who passed between her cave and a whirlpool (called Charybdis). 源自古希腊神话，女海妖斯库拉 (Scylla) 试图抓住并吃掉从她的洞穴和卡律布狄斯漩涡 (Charybdis) 之间经过的水手。 |