Herculean

发音

US /hɜːɹˈkjuːliən/
其它
US /ˌhɜːɹkjəˈliːən/

词形变化

more Herculean 比较级 most Herculean 最高级

别名

herculean Herculæan Herculian

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of extraordinary might, power, size, etc.; suggesting Hercules in size or strength.

  2. 2.

    Requiring a huge amount of work; of extraordinary difficulty.

    a Herculean labour

    2006, Jeremy Clarkson, Top Gear (TV show), commenting on the Bugatti Veyron automobile The guys at Volkswagen have a Herculean task.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

powerful

近义相关 3

hard difficult superhuman

词源

From Hercules + -an.

来源：wiktionary