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purgatory

英 ['pɜːgət(ə)rɪ] 美['pɝɡətɔri]
  • n. 炼狱;涤罪;暂时的苦难
  • adj. 涤罪的(等于purgative)

英英释意


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