purgatory
英 ['p??g?t(?)r?]
美['p?ɡ?t?ri]
- n. 煉獄；滌罪；暫時的苦難
- adj. 滌罪的（等于purgative）
GRE暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?purgatories;
中文詞源
purgatory 洗滌罪惡，煉獄，折磨，磨難
來自purge,清除，清洗，凈化。比喻用法。
英文詞源
- purgatory (n.)
- c. 1200, from Old French purgatore and directly from Medieval Latin purgatorium (St. Bernard, early 12c.), in Latin, "means of cleansing," noun use of neuter of purgatorius (adj.) "purging, cleansing," from purgat-, past participle stem of Latin purgare (see purge (v.)). Figurative use from late 14c.
雙語例句
- 1. Prayers were said for souls in Purgatory.
- 禱告詞是為煉獄中的靈魂念的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Getting up at four o'clock every morning is sheer purgatory.
- 每天早上四點起床簡直是活受罪。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. Every step of the last three miles was purgatory.
- 最后3英里時每一步都像是受罪。
來自辭典例句
- 4. Marriage , with peace, is this world's paradise; with strife, this life's purgatory.
- 和睦的婚姻, 是這個世界的樂園; 對抗的婚姻, 是這個世界的煉獄.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. For me it was just a transfer from one purgatory to another.
- 旨在增進(jìn)這兩個姐妹國家的互相了解和友善.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)