英语词汇“herculean”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

Things that take great strength — like throwing a boulder or finishing math homework — are sometimes called herculean in honor of the Greek god Hercules.

Just like Thursday comes from the Scandinavian god Thor, the god Hercules gave us this word. Herculean was first used to describe Hercules himself, and later applied to anyone or anything who showed similar strength. Herculean can be used in several ways. You can make a herculean effort to accomplish a herculean task. Any job that is a piece of cake — an easy job that that anyone could do — is totally non-herculean. Save this word for jobs that really deserve the label.

WORD FAMILY

Hercules: Herculeses, herculean

USAGE EXAMPLES

Anna Kelsey, my counterpart at the startup x.ai, put our herculean, or maybe Sisyphean, task in cheerful terms.

The New Yorker(Dec 31, 2016)

Patrick Fitzgerald, FedEx’s senior vice president of marketing and communications, remembers that it felt like a herculean effort — a big win.

Washington Post(Dec 15, 2016)

Patrick Fitzgerald, FedEx's senior vice president of marketing and communications, remembers that it felt like a herculean effort — a big win.

Los Angeles Times(Dec 17, 2016)

1adj extremely difficult; requiring the strength of a Hercules

a herculean task

Syn

difficult, hard

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

2adj displaying superhuman strength or power

herculean exertions

Syn

powerful
superhuman

above or beyond the human or demanding more than human power or endurance

单词	herculean
释义	herculean (once / 5004 pages) adj Things that take great strength — like throwing a boulder or finishing math homework — are sometimes called herculean in honor of the Greek god Hercules. Just like Thursday comes from the Scandinavian god Thor, the god Hercules gave us this word. Herculean was first used to describe Hercules himself, and later applied to anyone or anything who showed similar strength. Herculean can be used in several ways. You can make a herculean effort to accomplish a herculean task. Any job that is a piece of cake — an easy job that that anyone could do — is totally non-herculean. Save this word for jobs that really deserve the label. WORD FAMILY Hercules: Herculeses, herculean USAGE EXAMPLES Anna Kelsey, my counterpart at the startup x.ai, put our herculean, or maybe Sisyphean, task in cheerful terms. The New Yorker(Dec 31, 2016) Patrick Fitzgerald, FedEx’s senior vice president of marketing and communications, remembers that it felt like a herculean effort — a big win. Washington Post(Dec 15, 2016) Patrick Fitzgerald, FedEx's senior vice president of marketing and communications, remembers that it felt like a herculean effort — a big win. Los Angeles Times(Dec 17, 2016) 1adj extremely difficult; requiring the strength of a Hercules a herculean task Syn difficult, hard not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure 2adj displaying superhuman strength or power herculean exertions Syn powerful superhuman above or beyond the human or demanding more than human power or endurance
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