c. 1200, from Old French purgatore and directly from Medieval Latin purgatorium (St. Bernard, early 12c.), in Latin, "means of cleansing," noun use of neuter of purgatorius (adj.) "purging, cleansing," from purgat-, past participle stem of Latin purgare (see purge (v.)). Figurative use from late 14c.
雙語例句
1. Prayers were said for souls in Purgatory.
禱告詞是為煉獄中的靈魂念的。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Getting up at four o'clock every morning is sheer purgatory.
每天早上四點起床簡直是活受罪。
來自《權威詞典》
3. Every step of the last three miles was purgatory.
最后3英里時每一步都像是受罪。
來自辭典例句
4. Marriage , with peace, is this world's paradise; with strife, this life's purgatory.
和睦的婚姻, 是這個世界的樂園; 對抗的婚姻, 是這個世界的煉獄.
來自互聯網
5. For me it was just a transfer from one purgatory to another.