"pandora's box" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 潘多拉的盒子

Definition

指许多麻烦或问题的源头，通常是指小事最终引发连锁反应带来更多困难。源自希腊神话，潘多拉打开盒子释放出世间所有灾难。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

一般在书面语或正式场合使用，常出现在新闻或评论文章中。形容因某举动引发难以控制的问题。不是指真实的盒子。常用短语：“打开潘多拉的盒子”。

Examples

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

如果你告诉他们这个秘密，可能就会打开一只**潘多拉的盒子**。

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

新法律成了一个**潘多拉的盒子**，带来了许多问题。

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

他们开始那个项目时，等于打开了**潘多拉的盒子**。

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

社交媒体对隐私问题来说成了一个真正的**潘多拉的盒子**。

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

只是提了一下他的名字，大家就像打开了**潘多拉的盒子**一样开始争吵。

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

我没想到问那个问题会引发一堆**潘多拉的盒子**般的抱怨。