概要
詞彙
1. onerous
Def.: difficult to do or needing a lot of effort
辭意：繁重的；麻煩的；艱巨的
例句／片語：
(1). the onerous task of finding a peaceful solution
【尋找和平解決方案的艱巨任務】
(2). She found the duties of motherhood onerous.
【她發現做媽媽任務／職責艱巨。】
Teaching, in particular, he viewed as an onerous duty.
【教學，在他眼裡尤其是，一項艱巨使命。】
2. taxing
Def.: difficult or needing a lot of thought or effort
辭意：難懂的，費勁的
例句／片語：
(1). I just need an entertaining read for the beach - nothing too taxing.
【我去海灘度假時喜歡看一些休閒讀物——不要太費神的／不會太傷神。】
(2). The journey proved to be very taxing.
【這趟旅程，從結果來看，相當令人勞頓。】
(3). a very taxing workload that is taking a lot of time to finish
【工作量繁重令人勞累，需要花上一大段時間才能完成。】
3. burdensome
Def.: causing difficulties or work
辭意：麻煩的；沉重的，繁重的
例句／片語：
(1). a burdensome task
【繁重的任務】
The sense of responsibility felt by family members is both burdensome and very essential to them.
【家人們心懷的責任感，雖沉重，卻（對維繫家庭而言）有根本之要。】
結論
本文挑選三個用以形容「繁重」的詞彙。
比較彼此之間的異同，有益於精進書寫與閱讀的能力。
資料來源
2-1. (other examples for taxing) [Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary]
