Something problematic involves problems: it is awkward, messy, or hard to deal with. A plan can be problematic if it will cause trouble.

Something problematic有問題的東西 involves problems:牽涉到問題 it is awkward, messy, or hard to deal with它讓人尷尬、麻煩、難處理。A plan can be problematic一個計畫可能會是problematic的 if it will cause trouble如果它會造成麻煩。

That plainer use is still the core, and it is not always a moral attack — it can just mean “this will be difficult.” Though actually, in universities, media, and online argument, people also use it when something may hurt or leave someone out, or sits on a shaky moral line: “that joke is problematic.” That second use is newer and more loaded. Some speakers reach for it instead of saying clearly what is wrong; other speakers get tired of it for that reason.

That plainer use is still the core,這個比較平實的用法還是核心意思 and it is not always a moral attack —而且不一定是在道德上攻擊人 it can just mean "this will be difficult."它可以就只是指『這會很困難』 Though actually, in universities, media, and online argument,不過實際上，在大學、媒體、還有網路爭論裡 people also use it when something may hurt or leave someone out,人們也會用它來指某件事可能傷人或把人排除在外 or sits on a shaky moral line:或是站在一條不太穩的道德界線上 "that joke is problematic."像『that joke is problematic.』 That second use is newer and more loaded第二種用法比較新，也帶著更重的意味。Some speakers reach for it instead of saying clearly what is wrong;有些人會用這個字，而不直接說清楚哪裡不對 other speakers get tired of it for that reason也有人正是因為這樣而對這個字感到厭煩。

As a noun, a problematic is rare and academic: a bundle of questions a field keeps worrying at. For learners, the adjective is the one that matters.

As a noun, a problematic is rare and academic:當名詞用的時候，a problematic很少見，而且很學術 a bundle of questions a field keeps worrying at指一個領域一直在糾結的一堆問題。For learners, the adjective is the one that matters對學習者來說，重要的是形容詞的用法。