单词 | apple of discord |
释义 | apple of discord in British Englishnoun Greek mythology a golden apple inscribed "For the fairest". It was claimed by Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite, to whom Paris awarded it, thus beginning a chain of events that led to the Trojan War apple of discord in American English1. Greek Mythology a golden apple marked “For the most beautiful,” claimed by Athena, Hera, and Aphrodite, and awarded by Paris to Aphrodite: in return,she helps him kidnap the beautiful Helen, thus starting the Trojan War 2. anything causing trouble, discord, or jealousy |
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