Herculean

adjective
🔊/ˌhɜːkjuˈliːən/
🔊/ˌhɜːrkjuˈliːən/
[usually before noun]
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  1. needing a lot of strength, determination or effort费力的;需要决心的;艰巨的
    • a Herculean task艰巨的任务
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryHerculean is used with these nouns:
    • effort
    • task
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    Word OriginFrom the Greek myth in which Hercules proved his courage and strength by completing twelve very difficult tasks (called the Labours of Hercules).