• adj. 繁重的；麻煩的；負(fù)有義務(wù)的；負(fù)有法律責(zé)任的

來自拉丁語onus的所有格oneris,負(fù)擔(dān)，重?fù)?dān)，詞源同onus.引申詞義費(fèi)力的，艱巨的。

onerous (adj.)

late 14c., from Old French onereus, honereus (14c., Modern French onéreux) and directly from Latin onerosus, from onus (genitive oneris) "burden" (see onus).

1. My household duties were not particularly onerous.

我的家務(wù)活并不繁重.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. This obligation sometimes proves onerous.

這一義務(wù)有時(shí)被證明是艱巨的.

來自英漢非文學(xué) - 行政法

3. She desired a fixed occupation - no matter how onerous, how irksome.

她希望有個(gè)固定的職業(yè),不管這個(gè)職業(yè)多么繁重, 多么令人厭倦.

來自辭典例句

4. This is the most onerous task I have ever undertaken.

這是我承擔(dān)過的最艱巨的任務(wù).

來自辭典例句

5. The job had become reduced quickly to its onerous humiliating routine.

他的工作很快就縮小到只剩些煩瑣的例行公事,干著也覺得很不光彩.

來自辭典例句