英语词汇“onerous”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

If one teacher gives you three hours of homework a night, that's rough. But if all of your teachers do it, that makes the task of completing your homework an onerous one, to say the least. If something is onerous, it is very difficult to deal with or do.

A near synonym is burdensome. In legal usage, onerous describes a contract or lease that has more obligations than advantages. Onerous derives from Middle English, from Old French onereus, from Latin onerōsus, from onus "burden." In English, an onus is a task or duty that is onerous, or very difficult.

WORD FAMILY

onerous: onerously, onerousness

USAGE EXAMPLES

However, we’ve observed that many people find the exercises onerous.

Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016)

The process is lifesaving, but also onerous, often requiring that patients be tethered to a machine for hours at a time, three times a week.

New York Times(Dec 25, 2016)

But he said too many regulations on banks and other industries are onerous and “corporations see themselves at war with the government.”

Los Angeles Times(Dec 22, 2016)

adj not easily borne; wearing

my duties weren't onerous

Syn

burdensome, taxing
heavy

marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness

单词	onerous
释义	onerous (once / 5030 pages) adj If one teacher gives you three hours of homework a night, that's rough. But if all of your teachers do it, that makes the task of completing your homework an onerous one, to say the least. If something is onerous, it is very difficult to deal with or do. A near synonym is burdensome. In legal usage, onerous describes a contract or lease that has more obligations than advantages. Onerous derives from Middle English, from Old French onereus, from Latin onerōsus, from onus "burden." In English, an onus is a task or duty that is onerous, or very difficult. WORD FAMILY onerous: onerously, onerousness USAGE EXAMPLES However, we’ve observed that many people find the exercises onerous. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) The process is lifesaving, but also onerous, often requiring that patients be tethered to a machine for hours at a time, three times a week. New York Times(Dec 25, 2016) But he said too many regulations on banks and other industries are onerous and “corporations see themselves at war with the government.” Los Angeles Times(Dec 22, 2016) adj not easily borne; wearing my duties weren't onerous Syn burdensome, taxing heavy marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness
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