"pandora's box" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 潘朵拉的盒子

Definition

指許多麻煩或問題的源頭，通常指小事最終引發連鎖反應帶來更多困難。源自希臘神話，潘朵拉打開盒子釋放出世間所有災難。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

一般在書面語或正式場合使用，常見於新聞或評論。形容行動引發無法預料的麻煩。不是指真實盒子。常見說法：“打開潘朵拉的盒子”。

Examples

If you tell them the secret, you might open a Pandora's box.

如果你告訴他們這個祕密，可能就會打開一個**潘朵拉的盒子**。

The new law turned out to be a Pandora's box of issues.

新法律成了一個**潘朵拉的盒子**，帶來了很多問題。

They opened a Pandora's box when they started that project.

他們開始那個項目時，等於打開了**潘朵拉的盒子**。

Social media has become a real Pandora's box for privacy concerns.

社羣媒體對於隱私問題來說成了一個真正的**潘朵拉的盒子**。

Just mentioning his name was like opening a Pandora's box—everyone started arguing.

只是提了一下他的名字，大家就像打開了**潘朵拉的盒子**一樣開始爭吵。

I didn’t realize asking that question would create a Pandora's box of complaints.

我沒想到問那個問題會引發一堆**潘朵拉的盒子**般的抱怨。