royal road

See also: Royal Road

English

Etymology

In reference to Euclid, who is said to have told a king that there was no royal road to geometry.

Noun

royal road (plural royal roads)

An easy way to learn a subject, without putting in the necessary effort.
- 1942 May-June, T. F. Cameron, “An Outline of Railway Traffic Operation”, in Railway Magazine, page 138:
  There is no royal road to success in transport work.

Translations

easy way

French: voie royale (fr) f
German: Königsweg (de) m
Japanese: 王道 (ja)
Swedish: kungsväg (sv) c

Further reading

“royal road”, in Collins English Dictionary.
“royal road” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2023.
“royal road to”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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