英和和英

difficult

dif・fi・cult /dífɪk`ʌlt, ‐kəlt｜‐kəlt/

形容詞

(more difficult; most difficult)

1a困難な; 難しい，理解しにくい (⇔easy) 《★【類語】 ⇒→hard B》.

用例

• a difficult problem 難問.

• at a difficult age 難しい年ごろに.
• He was placed in difficult circumstances. 彼は苦境にあった[苦しい目にあっていた].
• It's difficult to convince him. 彼を説得するのは難しい.

b叙述的用法の形容詞 〔+for+(代)名〕〔人には〕難しくて.

用例

• This software is too difficult for me. このソフトウェアは私には難しすぎる.

• It's difficult for me to stop smoking. たばこをやめるのは私には難しいことだ.

c〔+to do〕〈…するのに〉困難で[な], 難しくて.

用例

• The place is difficult to reach. その場所はたどり着くのが大変だ 《★【用法】 The place が reach の目的語の関係に立つ場合の表現で, It's difficult to reach the place. と書き換え可能》.

• Greek is a difficult language to master. ギリシャ語は習得しにくい言語だ.
• He's difficult to get on with. 彼は付き合いにくい人だ.

d叙述的用法の形容詞 〔+of+(代)名〕〔…が〕難しくて.

用例

• The place is difficult of access. その場所は接近しがたい.

2〈人が〉気難しい.

用例

• a difficult person 気難しい人.

• Don't be so difficult. そんなに気難しくしないでくれ.

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