infliction

英 [ɪn'flɪkʃn] 美 [ɪn'flɪkʃn]

• n. (强加于人身的)痛苦；刑罚

英英释义

Noun:

1. the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)

2. an act causing pain or damage

3. something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness;

   "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"
   "a bit of a bother"
   "he's not a friend, he's an infliction"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Is the unending infliction of pain also required?
   非得施以永无休止的痛苦才行吗？
2. Now he's suing for a variety of reasons, including defamation and reckless infliction of emotional distress.
   现在他要以数种理由提出告诉，包括诽谤以及鲁莽造成其精神上的痛苦。

经典引文

• The infliction of such exemplary punishment.

  出自： R. J. Sullivan

词汇搭配

• inflict 使遭受

近反义词

【近义词】

• grief 悲痛
• persecution 迫害
• pain in the ass 眼中钉
• pain 痛苦
• annoyance 烦恼
• pain in the neck 难对付的人或事...
• bother 烦扰
• imposition 强迫接受
• botheration 麻烦