purgatory

英 ['pɜːɡətri] 美 ['pɜːrɡətɔːri]

• n. 灵魂的净化；涤罪；炼狱
• adj. 涤罪的

英英释义

Noun:

1. a temporary condition of torment or suffering;

   "a purgatory of drug abuse"
   

2. (theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. As a matter of fact, the pope remits to souls in purgatory no penalty which, according to canon law, they should have paid in this life.
   如同事实上的事情，教宗赦免涤罪中的灵魂无罪，因根据教义上的法规，他们应已在生命中付出代价。
2. But a funny thing happened to the Lakers on their way to purgatory.
   但是在湖人炼狱的路上发生了一件有趣的事。
3. It functions as a sort of mid-life purgatory for hopeless souls on Earth.
   它的职能作为一种中年炼狱为无可救药的灵魂在地球上。

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. As a matter of fact, the pope remits to souls in purgatory no penalty which, according to canon law, they should have paid in this life.
   如同事实上的事情，教宗赦免涤罪中的灵魂无罪，因根据教义上的法规，他们应已在生命中付出代价。

经典引文

• Purgatory was a kind of penitential transit camp on the way to the gates of Heaven.

  出自： D. Lodge

近反义词

【近义词】

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• hell 地狱
• anguish 苦闷
• despair 绝望
• suffering 痛苦
• torment 苦痛
• torture 拷问