purgatory

• n. 炼狱；涤罪；暂时的苦难
• adj. 涤罪的（等于purgative）

来自purge,清除，清洗，净化。比喻用法。

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.

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.

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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.

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