herculean
含义: Requiring enormous strength, effort, or courage; of extraordinary power or difficulty.
Herculean almost always describes effort or tasks rather than physical objects. It implies not just great size but great difficulty — a herculean task is one that tests the limits of human capability. The word is sometimes capitalised when the mythological allusion is explicit. Common collocations include 'herculean effort,' 'herculean task,' 'herculean feat,' and 'herculean strength.'
例句
- Rebuilding the country's infrastructure after the earthquake required a herculean effort from every sector of society. 地震后重建国家基础设施需要社会各界付出巨大努力。Reconstruir la infraestructura del país tras el terremoto exigió un esfuerzo hercúleo de todos los sectores de la sociedad.地震後に国のインフラを再建するには、社会のあらゆる分野からの途方もない努力が必要であった。지진 이후 국가 인프라를 재건하는 데는 사회 모든 분야의 초인적인 노력이 필요했다.
- She accomplished the herculean feat of completing a medical degree while raising three children as a single parent. 她完成了一项伟大的壮举——作为单身母亲抚养三个孩子的同时取得了医学学位。Ella realizó la hazaña hercúlea de completar la carrera de Medicina mientras criaba sola a tres hijos.彼女はシングルマザーとして3人の子どもを育てながら医学の学位を取得するという偉業を成し遂げた。그녀는 한부모로서 세 자녀를 키우면서 의학 학위를 취득하는 위업을 달성했다.
- The negotiators faced a herculean task in bridging the gap between the two sides' incompatible demands. 谈判人员面临着一项艰巨的任务:弥合双方不相容的要求之间的鸿沟。Los negociadores se enfrentaron a una tarea hercúlea para salvar la distancia entre las demandas incompatibles de ambas partes.交渉担当者たちは、双方の相容れない要求の間の溝を埋めるという至難の業に直面した。협상단은 양측의 양립 불가능한 요구 사이의 격차를 좁혀야 하는 지극히 어려운 과제에 직면했다.
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语境: journalism, general, literary
语气: neutral
起源与历史
From Latin 'Herculeus,' relating to Hercules (Greek Heracles), the mythological hero famed for his extraordinary strength and for completing twelve seemingly impossible labours. The lowercase adjective entered English in the 16th century.
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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