difficulty(n.)困难;难题;(做某事的)艰难程度。也可指“麻烦/纠纷”(较不常用)。
/ˈdɪfɪkəlti/
The puzzle was too much difficulty for me.
这道谜题对我来说太难了。
Despite financial difficulty, they continued the project, believing it would benefit the community in the long run.
尽管面临经济困难,他们仍继续推进项目,相信从长远看这会造福社区。
源自中古法语 difficulté,进一步来自拉丁语 difficilis(难做的),由 dis-(不、否定)+ facilis(容易的)组成,字面含义接近“不容易的”。