流逝汉英词典

purgatory

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˈpɜː.ɡə.tər.i]
  • 美式音标 [ˈpɝː.ɡə.tɔːr.i]
  • 国际音标 ['pə:ɡətəri]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

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

词根记忆

  • purg(清洁的) + at + ory→使灵魂清洁的地方→炼狱
  • 来自purg(e)(清洗) + atory→清洗灵魂→炼狱

同根派生

  • adj性质的同根词
    purgative：净化的；通便的；赎罪的。
    purgatorial：炼狱的；涤罪的。
  • n性质的同根词
    purification：净化；提纯；涤罪。
    purgative：泻剂，泻药。

英汉例句

    双语例句

  • I am neither in London nor in Libya. Purgatory.
    我既不在伦敦也不是在利比亚，而是在炼狱中。
  • Although it’s highly unlikely your results well be positive, those two weeks are like purgatory.
    尽管检测结果是阳性的可能性极小，这两周的时间也绝对像是炼狱。
  • You misunderstand your father. It is not he who is vicious, sinister and merciless, but some people in Purgatory.
    你误解了你的父亲，狠毒，阴险，无情的不是他，而是炼狱中的一些人；他是引领我们通往天堂的神。

    • 权威例句

  • France, Germany, Japan--we would join you in economic purgatory but for the saving grace of startups.
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  • We should immiserate the Assad regime economically and banish it to a North Korean purgatory diplomatically.
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  • Passing the flapjacks with gregarious strangers at a bed-and-breakfast would be like starting the day in purgatory for me.
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词组短语

    短语

  • Fegefeuer Purgatory 炼狱
  • Purgatory Ashes 炼狱灰烬
  • Purgatory unleashed 在罪恶中释放
  • Purgatory Volcano 炼狱火山
  • spirit purgatory 精神炼狱

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • 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

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • 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.
  • You can describe a very unpleasant experience as purgatory.

专业释义

    宗教学

  • 炼狱；(在炼狱中的)涤罪