burdensome
Describes something that is difficult to carry out or deal with because it requires a lot of effort, time, or money. It is often used to characterize tasks, responsibilities, or regulations that feel like a heavy weight or cause significant stress.
예시
3 / 5Carrying all those heavy grocery bags up five flights of stairs felt burdensome.
Carrying all those heavy grocery bags up five flights of stairs felt burdensome.
The new administrative requirements have become increasingly burdensome for small business owners.
The new administrative requirements have become increasingly burdensome for small business owners.
I find checking my work emails every ten minutes really burdensome during my vacation.
I find checking my work emails every ten minutes really burdensome during my vacation.
어휘 가족
암기 팁
Think of the word 'burden' as a giant rock you have to carry; adding '-some' makes it the quality of the rock that makes your back hurt.
빠른 퀴즈
The new tax laws have proven to be quite ______ for small business owners.
정답!
정답은: burdensome
예시
Carrying all those heavy grocery bags up five flights of stairs felt burdensome.
everydayCarrying all those heavy grocery bags up five flights of stairs felt burdensome.
The new administrative requirements have become increasingly burdensome for small business owners.
formalThe new administrative requirements have become increasingly burdensome for small business owners.
I find checking my work emails every ten minutes really burdensome during my vacation.
informalI find checking my work emails every ten minutes really burdensome during my vacation.
The researchers noted that the burdensome data collection process led to a high dropout rate among participants.
academicThe researchers noted that the burdensome data collection process led to a high dropout rate among participants.
Compliance with these international regulations is burdensome but necessary for global expansion.
businessCompliance with these international regulations is burdensome but necessary for global expansion.
어휘 가족
자주 쓰는 조합
자주 쓰는 구문
a burdensome duty
a task that is felt as a weight or pressure
become burdensome
to start feeling like a heavy problem
prove burdensome
to turn out to be difficult or stressful
자주 혼동되는 단어
Burdensome describes the thing causing the difficulty, while burdened describes the person feeling the weight.
Heavy usually refers to physical weight, whereas burdensome refers to the difficulty or stress of a task or rule.
사용 참고사항
The word is most commonly used in professional, legal, or academic contexts to describe systems, laws, or duties that are too demanding.
자주 하는 실수
Learners often use 'burdensome' to describe a person's physical weight, but it should be used for the difficulty of a task or situation.
암기 팁
Think of the word 'burden' as a giant rock you have to carry; adding '-some' makes it the quality of the rock that makes your back hurt.
어원
Derived from the Old English 'byrthen' (a load to be carried) combined with the suffix '-some' (tending to).
문법 패턴
문화적 맥락
Frequently appears in political and economic discussions regarding 'red tape' and government over-regulation.
빠른 퀴즈
The new tax laws have proven to be quite ______ for small business owners.
정답!
정답은: burdensome
관련 어휘
관련 단어
to
A1Used to indicate the place, person, or thing that someone or something moves toward. It can also mark the recipient of an action or the limit of a range.
and
A1A primary conjunction used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that are grammatically equal. It indicates addition, a sequence of events, or a relationship between two things.
a
A1A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.
that
A1This word is a demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific person, object, or idea that is further away in space or time from the speaker. It is also used to refer back to something that has already been mentioned or to introduce a clause that identifies something.
I
A1The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.
for
A1Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.
not
A1A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.
with
A1A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.
he
A1A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.
you
A1Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
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