troublesome

/ˈtrʌblsəm/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtrʌblsəm/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈtrə-bəl-səm/ (ame, mw)

troublesome — adjective

  • troublesomepositive
  • more troublesomecomparative
  • most troublesomesuperlative

1. making things hard, annoying, or worrying for someone over a period of time — fo

1.形容詞B2
釋義

making things hard, annoying, or worrying for someone over a period of time — for example, a knee that keeps hurting, a child who keeps misbehaving, or a piece of software that often crashes.

例句

Soraya's old laptop has become troublesome since the last update.

subject + be + troublesome (predicative use)

The leaking tap in the kitchen is a small but troublesome problem.

attributive: troublesome + noun (problem, issue, neighbour)

同義詞
  • bothersome

    near-synonym, slightly more informal

  • annoying

    wider in scope; can describe one-off irritations, not only ongoing ones

  • burdensome

    more formal; emphasises the weight of effort rather than irritation

  • vexing

    formal; stresses mental frustration over practical difficulty

反義詞
  • easy

    describing tasks or situations that cause no difficulty

  • trouble-free

    specifically signals the absence of recurring problems

文法句型

be troublesome (to do)

find something troublesome

用法筆記

Often describes a recurring annoyance rather than a one-off event — a troublesome cough returns, a troublesome neighbour keeps complaining. Used both attributively (a troublesome child) and predicatively (this knee is troublesome).

常見錯誤

❌The meeting was troublesome yesterday.
✅The meeting was difficult yesterday.
💡'troublesome' suggests an ongoing pattern, not a single event.
❌I am troublesome about the exam.
✅I am worried about the exam.
💡'troublesome' describes the thing that causes worry, not the person feeling it.