"burden" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 負擔
• 重擔

Definition

Burden 指你必須承受的沉重事物，更常見的是難以應付的問題、責任或情緒。它可以是身體上的，也可以是情感上、經濟上或社會上的壓力。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於較嚴肅的語境，如 'financial burden'、'emotional burden'、'burden of responsibility'。常見搭配有 'be a burden to/on someone'、'carry/bear a burden'、'burden someone with something'。它比 'problem' 語氣更重，更強調壓力、負重感和困難。

Examples

The heavy bag was a burden on his back.

那個沉重的包是他背上的**負擔**。

Medical bills became a burden for the family.

醫療帳單成了這個家庭的**負擔**。

She did not want to be a burden to her friends.

她不想成為朋友們的**負擔**。

He’s been carrying the burden of guilt for years.

多年來，他一直背負著內疚的**負擔**。

I don’t want to burden you with my problems right now.

我現在不想用我的問題來**加重你的負擔**。

Taking care of everything alone is too much of a burden.

一個人承擔所有事情，**負擔**實在太重了。