词汇精选：difficulty的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

n.

困难，艰难 [U]

例句：

It's a matter of course that we help a friend in difficulty.

我们帮助有困难的朋友是当然之事。

例句：

We have some difficulty in deciding on the agenda.

我们在决定议事日程方面遇到上些困难。

难点，难事，困境 [U,C]

例句：

A difficulty has cropped up at work.

工作中突然出了点难事。

例句：

He experienced great difficulty in getting a visa to leave the country.

他申请出国签证经历了很大的困境。

异议，反对，争论 [U,C]

例句：

My mother made no difficulty when I bought a new car.

我买了一辆新车，母亲对此未表示任何异议。

例句：

Both of the young people coincided with the arrangement proposed by the elders, without any protests or difficulty.

这两位年轻人服从长者的安排，没有提出丝毫异议，也没有表示难以从命。

二、词义辨析：

difficulty,hardship

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。

三、参考例句：

A difficulty has arisen.

出现了困难。

No difficulty can overwhelm us.

困难压不倒我们。

We can overcome any difficulty.

我们能战胜任何困难。

I have difficulty in breathing.

我呼吸有些困难。

The other difficulty concerns devolution.

另一个麻烦在于职权的下放。

Wherein does the difficulty lie?

困难何在？

Modern artists have difficulty in finding patrons.

现代艺术家们很难找到赞助人。

Difficulty can chasten a person excellent character.

困难可以磨练出一个人最优秀的品质。

The difficulty od examination staggered him.

考试的难度使他很担惊。

No difficulty can hold us back.

没有任何困难能够阻止我们前进。