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difficulty

/ˈdɪfɪkəlti/
困难

She faced many difficulties in her new job.

她在新工作中遇到了许多困难。


一般

需要克服的复杂或困难情况

The difficulty of the exam surprised many students.

这场考试的难度让许多学生感到意外。

常用于描述任务、问题或情况的复杂程度。

一般

具体的困难或障碍

Financial difficulties forced them to sell their house.

经济困难迫使他们卖掉了房子。

常用于描述经济、社会或个人层面的具体问题。

搭配

face difficulties面对困难overcome difficulties克服困难financial difficulty经济困难

同义词

hardshipchallengeobstacleproblem

反义词

easesimplicity

专业提示

区分可数与不可数用法

'difficulty' 作为不可数名词时,泛指抽象的困难程度(如'the difficulty of the task');作为可数名词时,指具体的困难或障碍(如'She faced many difficulties')。

词源

中古英语 *difficulte*,源自拉丁语 *difficultas*,由 *difficilis*(困难的)派生,字面意思为"不容易做的"。

用法说明

1. 'difficulty' 作为不可数名名词时,指抽象的"困难程度";作为可数名词时,指具体的"困难或障碍"。2. 与介词'of'或'in'连用,如'the difficulty of the task'或'difficulties in communication'。

单词拆解

diffi-
否定前缀(拉丁语dis-)
prefix
+
-cult-
拉丁语'cultus'(照顾、培养)的变体
root
+
-ty
表示状态或性质的名词后缀
suffix
英汉词典

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