sow dragon's teeth

短语

挑起纠纷

词形变化

sowed dragon's teeth sowing dragon's teeth sown dragon's teeth sows dragon's teeth 三单 sows dragon's teeth sowing dragon's teeth 现在分词 sowed dragon's teeth 过去式 sown dragon's teeth 过去式 sown dragon's teeth 过去分词 sowed dragon's teeth 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To perform an action that inadvertently leads to trouble.

    习语
  2. 2.

    To perform an action that is intended to prevent trouble, but which may actually bring it about.

    习语

词源

Derives from the ancient Greek myth where Jason sowed the teeth of a dragon into a field, from which they sprouted into an army of warriors. See also Ancient Greek ὀδόντες (του) δρᾰ́κοντος (odóntes (tou) drắkontos, “dragon's teeth”) and Σπαρτοί (Spartoí, “sown [men]”) from σπείρω (speírō, “to sow”).⁽ʷᵖ⁾

来源：wiktionary