When work or a duty is onerous, it is not just hard. It sits on you like a heavy bag. It makes you tired, and it makes you worry.

When work or a duty is onerous當工作或一項責任onerous繁重的時候 it is not just hard不只是辛苦而已 like a heavy bag像個沉重的袋子一樣 it sits on you壓在你身上 It makes you tired讓你覺得累 and it makes you worry也讓你擔心

People use it for big jobs you cannot easily put down: caring for a sick parent, filling in long forms, a tax that is too high, extra rules a small shop must follow.

People use it for big jobs人們會用這個字來說一些很重的工作 you cannot easily put down讓人無法輕易放下 caring for a sick parent像是照顧生病的父母 filling in long forms填寫長長的表格 a tax that is too high太高的稅 extra rules a small shop must follow小店必須遵守的額外規定

It is a rather formal word. You will meet it in news, in law, and in serious talk about jobs. Friends at a café would more often say "It's a lot" or "It's too much." You would not call a difficult game onerous.

It is a rather formal word這是個相當正式的字 in news新聞裡 in law法律裡 and in serious talk about jobs還有談工作的正式場合裡 You will meet it你會遇到這個字 Friends at a café朋友在咖啡廳 would more often say更常說的是 "It's a lot,"「這很多」 or "It's too much."或「太多了」 a difficult game困難的遊戲 you would not call onerous你不會說它是onerous

Though actually, speakers stretch it. Some people call a small extra task onerous when they only mean it is annoying. In contracts, the word is colder: onerous terms put a real burden on you.

Though actually不過其實 speakers stretch it大家會把這個字用得更寬鬆 a small extra task一個小小的額外工作 some people call onerous有些人會說它onerous when they only mean it is annoying但其實只是想說很煩而已 In contracts在合約裡 the word is colder這個字用起來比較冷硬 onerous terms onerous的條款 put a real burden on you會給你帶來真正的負擔

Say it ON-uh-russ. It is not related to honour, even though the start can look a little like it.

Say it唸法是 ON-uh-russ ON-uh-russ It is not related to honour它跟honour榮譽沒有關係 even though the start can look a little like it雖然開頭看起來有點像