2. (煉獄和天堂):a tale of two cities(雙城記) | THE VISION OR, HELL,PURGATORY, AND PARADISE(煉獄和天堂) | THE DIVINE COMEDY(神曲)
3. 煉獄,滌罪所:heaven 天 | purgatory 煉獄,滌罪所 | hell 地獄
purgatory詞典解釋
1. (天主教中的)煉獄 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.
purgatory
e.g. Prayers were said for souls in Purgatory. 禱告詞是為煉獄中的靈魂念的。
2. 受苦的經(jīng)歷;折磨;苦難 You can describe a very unpleasant experience as purgatory .
purgatory的近義詞
e.g. Every step of the last three miles was purgatory. 最后3英里時(shí)每一步都像是受罪。 e.g. ...five years of economic purgatory. 5年的經(jīng)濟困難
purgatory英英釋義
noun
1. (theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins