/ 单词释义 /
conundrum
n. a confusing problem or question that is very difficult to solve 令人迷惑的难题；复杂难解的问题
/外刊原文 /
Layoffs of public workers will add more pressure to the larger American job creation conundrum. （FORBES: What's Missing From the Unemployment Rate: Enough New Jobs）
公共部门员工的裁员将给美国本已存在的就业难题带来更大压力。
Solving the Gerrard conundrum and maximizing his contribution may be his biggest challenge yet. （WSJ: Soccer 2010: Steven Gerrard's Best Position on Liverpool? Still a Mystery）
解决杰拉德难题并最大化他的贡献可能是他迄今为止面临的最大挑战。
The biggest factor behind the cost conundrum, however, is that insurers lack market power. ( ECONOMIST: Health insurance)
然而，造成成本难题的最大因素是保险公司缺乏市场力量。
/ 文化意义 /
Conundrum"通常用来描述一个难以解决的问题、谜团或困境，它强调的是问题的复杂性和令人困惑的性质。
在英语文化中，"conundrum" 是一个相对正式的词汇，常常用于书面语或正式场合。
/ 常见搭配/
· face a conundrum: 面临难题
· pose a conundrum: 构成难题
· resolve a conundrum: 解决难题
· a moral/ethical conundrum: 道德/伦理难题
· an economic/political conundrum: 经济/政治难题
/ 名著原文 /
《傲慢与偏见》 (Pride and Prejudice)
- 简·奥斯汀 (Jane Austen)
英文: The business of her life was to get her daughters married; its solace was visiting and news. But she had a conundrum to resolve.
中文: 她生平的大事就是嫁女儿；她唯一的安慰就是拜客访友和打听新闻。可是她现在碰到了一件难题。
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