Word · Frequency #20102
irksome
令人厌烦的；令人恼怒的；讨厌的
causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome because of being long or repeated
- 1.
Marked by irritation or annoyance; disagreeable; troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition
令人烦躁或恼怒的；令人不快的；因长期持续或重复而令人厌烦的。
- 2.
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; ; ; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke; ; - Mark Twain
缺乏兴趣以至于导致精神疲惫
令人厌倦的；枯燥无味的；令人烦躁或恼怒的；令人不快的；因长期持续或重复而令人厌烦的。；缺乏兴趣以至于导致精神疲惫；厌恶的；讨厌的
In use
The constant paperwork was irksome to the manager.
His habit of tapping his fingers on the desk was irksome to everyone nearby.
The irksome noise from the construction site made it hard to concentrate.
what an irksome task the writing of long letters is
be irksome to sb
表示对某人而言令人厌烦。
The constant noise is irksome to the residents.
持续的噪音让居民感到厌烦。
it is irksome to do sth
it作形式主语，不定式是真正的主语。
It is irksome to wait for a long time.
长时间等待令人厌烦。
Connections
Collocations
- irksome task
- 烦人的任务
- Filing tax returns is an irksome task.填写纳税申报表是一件烦人的任务。
- irksome chore
- 令人厌烦的杂务
- Washing dishes is an irksome chore for many people.对许多人来说，洗碗是一件令人厌烦的杂务。
- irksome delay
- 令人恼火的延误
- The irksome delay made everyone impatient.令人恼火的延误让每个人都失去了耐心。
- find something irksome
- 觉得某事很烦人
- She finds the constant noise from the construction site irksome.她觉得建筑工地持续不断的噪音很烦人。
- irksome responsibility
- 烦人的责任
- He considered the weekly report an irksome responsibility.他把每周报告视为一项烦人的责任。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“irk（使恼火）+ some（有些）”：有些事一再重复，真让人恼火。看到 irk 就想起皱眉烦躁的样子。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary prose、official complaints irksome 属于较正式或书面化的形容词，通常用于正式写作和文学语境，表示因持续或重复而令人厌烦；日常口语中更常说 annoying。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word rhymes exactly with /ˈɝksəm/. The listed words share the visible suffix -some but differ in the vowel or consonant before it, so they do not rhyme with irksome.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.