difficulty學測 L2KK [ˈdɪfəkəlti] ｜ /ˈdɪfəkəlti/
困難；不易做到的狀態·難題；麻煩的處境
學測閱讀最常見的抽象名詞之一
Reading English novels was a real difficulty for me until I built up my vocabulary.
在累積字彙量之前，閱讀英文小說對我來說真的是一大難題。
一個畫面：眼前擋著高牆
擋路高牆眼前出現一道難以跨越的牆
費力攀爬得花力氣、技巧才能通過
接連關卡困境一個接一個冒出來
義項
遇阻卡關B1noun困難；不易做到的狀態
He has difficulty reading small letters without his glasses.
沒戴眼鏡時，他讀小字會有困難。
have difficultygreat difficulty
深陷困境B2noun難題；麻煩的處境
The shop had money difficulties and almost closed down.
這家商店曾陷入金錢困境，還差點關門大吉。
financial difficultiesserious difficulty
片語
have difficulty卡住不順 →做某事有困難
with difficulty咬牙硬撐 →費了很大力氣才做到
financial difficulties口袋見底 →缺錢陷入的困境
without difficulty輕鬆過關 →毫不費力地完成
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It is a great ___ to learn Chinese characters. (difficulty / difficult)
看答案
difficulty
difficulty 是名詞「困難」，difficult 是形容詞「困難的」。
'The company faced serious financial difficulties.' 這裡的 difficulties 最接近哪個意思？(A) 抽象的困難程度 (B) 具體的難題或麻煩事
看答案
(B)
difficulties 加 s 表示具體的難題，而非抽象的困難程度。
字族
difficult 困難的（形容詞）