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单词 difficulty
释义
dif·fi·cul·ty (dĭfĭ-kŭltē, -kəl-)
n. pl. dif·fi·cul·ties
1. The condition or quality of being difficult: the difficulty of a task.
2. Something not easily done, accomplished, comprehended, or solved: We face a difficulty that requires unconventional thinking.
3. often difficulties A troublesome or embarrassing state of affairs, especially of financial affairs: lost his job and found himself in difficulties.
4. A disagreement or dispute: a company trying to settle difficulties with labor.

[Middle English difficulte, from Old French dificulte, from Latin difficultās, from difficilis, difficult : dis-, dis- + facilis, easy; see dhē- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: difficulty, hardship, rigor, vicissitude
These nouns denote something that requires great effort to overcome: grappling with financial difficulties; the hardships endured by the settlers; undergoing the rigors of prison; withstood the vicissitudes of an army career.
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