| 词汇 | a double edged sword |
| 释义 | (redirected from a double edged sword)double-edged swordSomething that can be both beneficial and problematic. Intelligence is a double-edged sword. Things may come easy to you, but people will always expect more. This meeting is a double-edged sword—it's a great chance to get the firm wider exposure, but we're just not prepared enough for it. a double-edged swordora two-edged swordCOMMON If something is a double-edged sword or a two-edged sword, it has both an advantage and a disadvantage. The strong yen is a double-edged sword for Japan. It increases the spending power of consumers, but it also raises the costs of exports for manufacturers. Fame is a two-edged sword bringing as many problems as it does privileges. a double-edged sword (or weapon)a course of action or situation having both positive and negative effects. 2000 Investor A rising pound is a double-edged sword when investing overseas. double-edged swordAn argument, compliment, or other statement that cuts either way, that is, has a double meaning. “‘Your Delphic sword,’ the panther then replied, ‘is double-edged and cuts on either side,’” wrote John Dryden (The Hind and the Panther, 1686). See also left-handed compliment. |
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