operose
英 ['ɒpərəʊs]
美 
	    - adj. 费力的;勤勉的;吃力的;困难的;辛勤的
 
英文词源
- operose (adj.)
 - "involving much labor," 1670s, from Latin operosus "taking great pains, laborious, active, industrious," from opus (genitive operis) "work" (see opus). Related: Operosity.
 
双语例句
- 1. What an operose method!
 - 多么费事的方法呀!
 
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 2. What an operose business it is to establish a government absolutely new.
 - 建立全新的政府是何等艰苦的事情.
 
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