单词 | pandoras tub |
释义 | † Pandora's tubn. Obsolete. rare. = Pandora's box n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > [noun] > source of abusement1535 Pandora's tub1612 Pandora's box1648 (to open) a can of worms1962 1612 B. Jonson Alchemist ii. i. sig. Dv Such was..Pandora's tub; And, all that fable of Medeas charmes, The manner of our worke. View more context for this quotation This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1612 |
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