purgatory
柯林斯词典
1. N-PROPER Purgatory is the place where Roman Catholics believe the spirits of dead people are sent to suffer for their sins before they go to heaven. (羅馬天主教相信的)鍊獄
Prayers were said for souls in purgatory. 爲鍊獄中的亡霛做的禱告。
2. N-UNCOUNT You can describe a very unpleasant experience as purgatory. 鍊獄般的經歷
Every step of the last three miles was purgatory. 最後三英裡中的每一步都是鍊獄般的折磨。
...five years of economic purgatory. ...五年的經濟鍊獄之苦。
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purgatory /ˈpɜːɡətərɪ/
剑桥词典
- the place to which Roman Catholics believe that the spirits of dead people go and suffer for the evil acts that they did while they were alive , before they are able to go to heaven
(天主教教義中的)鍊獄,滌罪所
humorous
an extremely unpleasant experience that causes suffering
痛苦的經歷
I've been on a diet for two weeks now, and it's purgatory! 我已經節食兩周了,真是太痛苦了! 返回 purgatory