Question

hard和difficult的区别

Answer 1

hard一般指“物体上的”难、硬。比如说hard stone.而不会说difficult stone；difficult一般指“精神上的”难。比如说diffucult chemical problem.

hard、difficult的区别、用法

1.difficult习惯用来修饰需要运用智慧和技巧才能解决的问题,其程度要比hard深。

eg.

The question is too difficult for me to answer.

这个问题对我来说太难了,我答不出来。

We don't think it's difficult to learn a foreign language well.

我们认为学好一门外语并不难。

2.hard习惯用来指体力和精神方面所感受到的困难与艰苦,程度没有difficult深,但语气比difficult强,多用于口语。

eg.

These apples are hard to reach.这些苹果难够着。

It's hard to keep this secret.很难保守这个秘密。

3.hard用作形容词时,还有“坚硬的”“严厉的”“冷酷无情的”之意,而difficult则没有。

eg.

I like hard chairs.我喜欢坐硬座椅.

Don”t be too hard on her.别对她太严厉了.

4.hard还能用作副词,意为“努力地”,而difficult则无此意。

eg.

Think hard and work hard.认真思考,努力工作。