what it means
Arduous work is work that is hard the whole way through. The picture inside the word is a slope: not a wall you cannot climb, but a hill that never levels out, so every step costs a little more than the last and there is no stretch where you get to coast. That is what separates arduous from merely difficult. A hard problem can fall to one clever moment; an arduous one is beaten by keeping going for six more hours, or six more months. So a climb is arduous, a march is arduous, a court case is arduous. If you finish and you are worn out rather than pleased with yourself, it was arduous.
Algo arduous es difícil de principio a fin. La imagen es una cuesta que nunca se aplana: cada paso cuesta un poco más que el anterior y en ningún tramo puedes dejarte llevar. Un problema difícil se resuelve con una buena idea; uno arduous se resuelve aguantando seis horas más.
Uma coisa arduous é difícil do começo ao fim. A imagem é uma subida que nunca fica plana: cada passo custa um pouco mais que o anterior e não há trecho em que dê para descansar. Um problema difícil se resolve com uma boa ideia; um arduous se resolve continuando por mais seis horas.
Ce qui est arduous est difficile du début à la fin. L'image, c'est une côte qui ne s'aplanit jamais : chaque pas coûte un peu plus que le précédent, et à aucun moment on ne se laisse porter. Un problème difficile se règle par une bonne idée ; un problème arduous se règle en tenant six heures de plus.
Sesuatu yang arduous itu berat dari awal sampai akhir. Bayangkan tanjakan yang tidak pernah mendatar: tiap langkah lebih berat sedikit dari langkah sebelumnya, dan tidak ada bagian yang bisa dilewati sambil santai. Masalah sulit selesai oleh satu ide bagus; yang arduous selesai karena bertahan enam jam lagi.
Arduous olan iş baştan sona zordur. Kelimenin içindeki görüntü bir yokuştur: hiç düzlüğe çıkmaz, her adım bir öncekinden biraz pahalıya gelir ve hiçbir yerinde kendinizi bırakamazsınız. Zor bir problem iyi bir fikirle çözülür; arduous olan, altı saat daha dayanarak.
arduous な仕事は、最初から最後までずっときつい仕事です。言葉の中にあるのは坂の絵。平らになる場所がなく、一歩ごとに前より少しだけ重くなり、力を抜ける区間がありません。難しい問題は一つの良い思いつきで解けますが、arduous な問題は、あと六時間続けることでしか解けません。
adjective
needing long, hard effort; tiring the whole way through
“Climbing the steep hill was an arduous task for the team.”
adjective
of a journey or route: long and hard to travel
“They took the arduous road over the mountains rather than wait.”
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