hardship學測 L4KK [ˈhɑrdʃɪp]/ˈhɑrdʃɪp/
艱辛;苦難·困境;磨難
學測常考,常搭配 financial
After her father lost his job, Amy's family faced hardship for many months.

艾咪的爸爸失業後,全家人經歷了好幾個月的困境。

hard + -ship 組成 hardship,-ship 如 friendship 表狀態,與船 ship 無關。

一個畫面:扛重擔跋涉

扛重擔肩上壓著沉重負荷不放下
咬牙前行步伐雖艱難仍持續往前走
汗流浹背體力耗盡仍不能停下腳步

義項

苦撐度日C1noun艱辛;苦難
The old man had faced great hardship during the war.
這位老先生在戰爭期間承受了極大的苦難。
face hardshipsuffer hardship
接踵而至的難關C1noun困境;磨難
Many families in the town faced hardship after the factory closed.
小鎮上許多家庭在工廠關閉後陷入了困境。
financial hardshipendure hardship

片語

financial hardship荷包吃緊 →經濟上的困境
face hardship迎頭苦撐 →面對艱困處境
endure hardship咬牙硬撐 →忍受艱苦考驗

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He ___ slept the night before his midterm exam. (hardly / hardship)

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hardly

hardly為副詞「幾乎不」;hardship為名詞「困境」,字形相近詞性不同。

friendship 和 hardship 裡的 -ship 意思相同嗎?

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相同

「-ship」表狀態,與名詞ship(船)拼字相同但無關聯。

字族

hard 困難的;辛苦地・hardly 幾乎不

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adversity較正式,常指逆境或不幸

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回報這個字的錯誤