记忆方法
difficulty表示具体的“困难”
trouble表示情感上的“苦恼”
双解例句
小知识
A difficulty is anything that gives you a hard or difficult time. If you eat a lot of chips and dip before dinner, you may have some difficulty finishing your meal.
A difficulty is anything that causes problems. Forgetting an answer during a test could be a difficulty. A broken leg is a more painful difficulty. A poor economy is a difficulty, and losing your job is a more personal difficulty. A difficulty is also anything that’s not easy to do, like becoming a doctor or lifting a huge weight. Difficulties are generally serious or hard to overcome. If you’re having difficulty, you’re having troubles.
实用短语
常用短语
单词用法
两者均可表示“困难”。其区别是:
difficulty指必须付出大量的思考和运用技巧才能解决的困难;
hardship用于抽象事物,指各种难以完成或处理的、需付出很大努力才能克服的麻烦,用于具体事物指疾病、贫穷等给人们带来的磨难。
例如:
That was a small matter after the hardships they had been through.
经历过那么多磨难之后,这点事对他们来说就算不了什么了。
have difficulty有困难
in difficulty处境困难
degree of difficulty难度系数,难度
词根词缀
后缀: -y
1. 表名词,”人或小东西”,常带有嬉谑性或爱称; 2. 表名词,加在形容词或r结尾的单词后,通常表示为”状态,性质等”; 3. 表形容词,加在名词后,表示”……的”
adj.
fatty 脂肪的,含脂肪的fat肥大的+y人或小东西→fatty胖子
dainty 娇美的,挑剔的daint+y状态,性质等→n.精美食品 adj.娇美的,挑剔的
crazy 疯狂的,狂热的craze狂热+y……的→crazy疯狂的
faulty 有过失的,有缺点的fault犯错误+y……的→adj.有过失的,有缺点的
flinty 极坚硬的flint极硬的东西,燧石+y……的→adj.极坚硬的
greedy 贪吃的,贪婪的,渴望的greed贪欲,贪婪+y……的→adj.贪吃的,贪婪的,渴望的
guilty 犯罪的,有罪的,心虚的guilt罪行,内疚+y……的→adj.犯罪的,有罪的,心虚的
hilly 多小山的;丘陵起伏的hill小山,丘陵+y……的→adj.多小山的;丘陵起伏的
rainy 下雨的,多雨的rain雨+y……的→adj.下雨的,多雨的
sleepy 想睡的;寂静的sleep睡+y……的→adj.想睡的;寂静的
steady 稳固的,稳定的stead=stand站+y……的→adj.稳固的,稳定的
windy 多风的,刮风的wind风+y……的→adj.多风的,刮风的
woody 多树木的,木本的,木头般的,木制的wood木+y……的→adj.多树木的,木本的,木头般的,木制的
n.
doggy 小犬,小狗dog狗+y人或小东西→doggy小狗
fatty 胖子fat肥大的+y人或小东西→fatty胖子
granny 祖母,奶奶,外祖母,外婆gran奶奶+y人或小东西→granny
kitty [儿]小猫;赌注kit猫+y人或小东西→kitty小猫
missy 少女,小姑娘miss小姐,姑娘+y人或小东西→n.少女,小姑娘
oldy 老人,陈旧之物old老的+y人或小东西→n.老人,陈旧之物
shorty 矮子,特别短的东西[尤指衣,裤]short短的+y人或小东西→矮子
battery 电池,殴打batter接连重击+y状态,性质等→殴打
dainty 精美食品daint+y状态,性质等→n.精美食品 adj.娇美的,挑剔的
delivery 投递,送交;交付,交货;分娩deliver递送+y状态,性质等→投递,送交
difficulty 困难,困境,难题difficult困难的+y状态,性质等→n.困难,困境,难题
discovery 发现;被发现的事物discover发现,发觉+y状态,性质等→n.发现;被发现的事物
flattery 谄媚,阿谀,巴结,奉承flatter阿谀,奉承+y状态,性质等→n.谄媚,阿谀,巴结,奉承
harmony 协调,融洽harmon+y状态,性质等→n.协调,融洽
inquiry [enquiry]询问,打听,调查inquire打听,询问+y状态,性质等→n.[enquiry]询问,打听,调查
jealousy 妒忌,嫉妒,猜忌jealous嫉妒的+y状态,性质等→n.妒忌,嫉妒,猜忌
mastery 控制权,统治权;精通,掌握master掌握+y状态,性质等→n.控制权,统治权;精通,掌握
recovery 恢复,痊愈,防御recover恢复,痊愈+y状态,性质等→n.恢复,痊愈,防御
同义词辨析
这两个名词都表示”困难”之意。
- difficulty: 指需大量思考和技巧或努力才能克服的任何困难。
- hardship: 侧重指生活上令人难以承受的艰难困苦,如疾病、贫穷等磨难。
同义词
trouble / obstacle / predicament / emergency / misfortune / obstruction / hardship / annoyance
反义词
ease / simplicity / facility