purgatory
英 ['pɜːgət(ə)rɪ]
美 ['pɝɡətɔri]
- n. 炼狱；涤罪；暂时的苦难
- adj. 涤罪的（等于purgative）
中文词源
purgatory 洗涤罪恶，炼狱，折磨，磨难来自purge,清除，清洗，净化。比喻用法。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. Prayers were said for souls in Purgatory.
- 祷告词是为炼狱中的灵魂念的。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Getting up at four o'clock every morning is sheer purgatory.
- 每天早上四点起床简直是活受罪。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. Every step of the last three miles was purgatory.
- 最后3英里时每一步都像是受罪。
来自辞典例句
- 4. Marriage , with peace, is this world's paradise; with strife, this life's purgatory.
- 和睦的婚姻, 是这个世界的乐园; 对抗的婚姻, 是这个世界的炼狱.
来自互联网
- 5. For me it was just a transfer from one purgatory to another.
- 旨在增进这两个姐妹国家的互相了解和友善.
来自互联网