[5difikElt]
adj.
困難的, 艱難的, (人)難相處的
difficult
dif.fi.cult
AHD:[d?f“?-k?lt”, -k…lt]
D.J.[6d!f!7kJlt, -k*lt]
K.K.[6d!f!7kJlt, -k*lt]
adj.（形容詞）
Hard to do or accomplish; demanding considerable effort or skill; arduous:
難的：做或完成都很困難的；需要相當大的努力或技巧；艱難的：
“To entertain is far more difficult than to enlighten”(Anthony Burgess)See Synonyms at hard
“理解比知道難得多”(安東尼·伯吉斯)參見 hard
Hard to endure; trying:
困難的：難以忍受的；艱難的：
fell upon difficult times.
困難時期
Hard to comprehend or solve:
難以理解或解決的：
a difficult puzzle.
難解的謎語
Hard to please, satisfy, or manage:
不滿的：難以滿意、滿足或管理的：
a difficult child.
難管教的小孩
Hard to persuade or convince; stubborn.
難弄的：難以說服的或信服；固執
Middle English
中古英語
back-formation from difficulte [difficulty] * see difficulty
源自 difficulte的逆構詞 [困難] *參見 difficulty
dif“ficult”ly
adv.（副詞）
difficult
[5dIfIkElt]
adj.
難的，不容易的，困難的（事）
a difficult question
壹個難題
The cave is difficult of access.
這山洞很難進去。
The new law about safety belts in cars was difficult to enforce at first.
規定系汽車安全帶的新法規開始時是很難實施的。
"The firm has had a difficult year, and its future is uncertain."
"在過去壹年裏公司處境困難,今後也前途未蔔。"
Nothing is difficult to a man who wills.
"世上無難事,只怕有心人。"
It is difficult to know whether or not Ms. will be used by more American women in the future.
很難說出將來Ms.這個詞是否會被更多的美國婦女所使用。
難於相處的，不隨和的，難對付的（人）
The head of the section is found to be a very difficult man to get on with.
大家發現科長是個很不容易相處的人。
Please don't be so difficult.
別那麽別扭。
difficult
ficult來自拉丁詞facilis 容易，di- = dis- 不
difficult,hard,arduous這三個形容詞的詞義很接近，都有“困難的”意思。
difficult 所表示的“困難的”，含義是“克服某種障礙需要特別的技能、才智、知識或勇氣”，此外，也常常用於表示難以應付或難以對付
As usual, the police will have a difficult time.
和往常壹樣，警察的日子將不好過。
The Hatfield Puffin is a modern aeroplane, but its designer, Mr. John Wimpenny, is finding it difficult to get it off the ground.
哈特費爾德·普芬是壹架時髦的飛機，但設計這架飛機的人約翰·溫佩尼先生感到很難使它飛離地面。
He was a difficult man to deal with.
他是個很難對付的人。
hard 是個最普通的詞，是easy的反義詞，有時它還可以表示“艱難的”
This book is too hard for children.
這本書兒童讀太難了。
Frank smiled when he remembered his hard early years and the long road to success.
當弗蘭克回想起他早年的艱苦歲月和成功的漫長道路時，他微笑了。
He was sentenced to two years' hard labour.
他被判處兩年的苦役。
arduous 所表示的“困難的”強調某件事特別需要氣力或堅韌不拔的毅力。某項任務我們可能發覺很難，要解決它就必須有專門的知識和特殊的技能，但未必要花很大的氣力，這時用difficult 便很適當，用arduous 則不當。登山運動當然需要技術， 但主要的還是氣力和堅韌不拔的意誌，這時用arduous最恰當。
Those who seek it, undertake an arduous journey and can never be sure that they will find it.
尋求正義的人歷盡艱辛，也決不能肯定他們就能找到正義。