Purgatory
[ 'p?ɡ?t?ri ]
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n. 煉獄;（在煉獄中的）滌罪;暫時受苦的地方;暫時的苦難;
adj. 凈化的，清洗的;
?? 詞根助記
-y 后綴;表”狀態,品質”##pur, purg Pur=pure, 表示”純潔, 凈化”
?? 例句
A purgatory of drug abuse.
濫用毒品而引起的痛苦
of or resembling purgatory.
有關或與煉獄相似的。
Souls are so purified in purgatory.
（天主教教義中）人的靈魂將在煉獄中得到凈化。
Of, relating to, or resembling purgatory.
煉獄的屬于、有關或與煉獄相似的
?? 聯想助記
【記】pur- pure 純化,gatory:純化靈魂的地方→煉獄
? 同義詞
?? 牛津釋義
purgatory
n[U]
1 (usu 通常作 Purgatory) (in Roman Catholic teaching) place or condition in which the souls of the dead are purified by suffering in preparation for Heaven （天主教教義中的）煉獄
a prayer for the souls in Purgatory 為煉獄中的靈魂作的祈禱.
2 (esp infml or joc 尤作口語或戲謔語) any place or condition of suffering 任何受難的處所或情況
He's so impatient that waiting in a queue is sheer purgatory for him!他毫無耐性, 對他來說排隊等候完全是活受罪!
?? 擴展釋義
*['p?:g?t?ri]n. 滌罪, 煉獄a. 滌罪的
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Can you tell me about how long it'll take to get to...?
你能告訴我到……有多遠嗎？
He's still a boy after all.
他畢竟還只是個孩子。
The trickle became a stream; the stream has now become a torrent.
涓涓細流匯成小溪，小溪現已變成了奔騰的江河。