单选题
According to Greek mythology, the goddess Eris inscribed "to the fairest" and tossed in the midst of the feast of the gods at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, thus sparking a vanity-fueled dispute among Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite that eventually led to the Trojan War. Thus,
"______ of discord" is used to signify the core, kernel, or crux of an argument, or a small matter that could lead to a bigger dispute.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查希腊罗马神话,根据题意描述,希腊神话三女神因争金苹果而导致特洛伊战争,由此“apple of discord”表示“祸根、争端、争斗之源、不和之因”,因此,答案是A。