onerous
adjective /ˈəʊnərəs/
/ˈəʊnərəs/, /ˈɑːnərəs/
(formal)- needing great effort; causing trouble or worry
synonym taxing费力的;艰巨的;令人焦虑的 - an onerous duty/task/responsibility
繁重的义务/工作/职责
Collocations DictionaryOnerous is used with these nouns:- burden
- duty
- responsibility
- …
词源late Middle English: from Old French onereus, from Latin onerosus, from onus, oner- ‘burden’. - an onerous duty/task/responsibility