affliction
英 [ə'flɪkʃ(ə)n] 美
| 近義詞 | pain 、 adversity 、 pest 、 curse 、 hell 、 disorder 、 grief 、 cancer 、 persecution 、 misadventure 、 ailment 、 pang 、 weight 、 complaint | ||
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- n. 苦難；苦惱；折磨
GRETOEFL低頻詞暢通詞匯
詞態變化
複數: afflictions;
英文詞源
- affliction (n.)
- c. 1300, from Old French afliction (11c.), from Latin afflictionem (nominative afflictio), noun of action from past participle stem of affligere (see afflict).
雙語例句
- 1. Hay fever is an affliction which arrives at an early age.
- 枯草熱是年紀較小時會患的一種病。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Now he was in deep affliction for the loss of his brother.
- 現在他正為喪弟之痛萬分憂傷.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. His deafness is a great affliction to him.
- 耳聾使他非常痛苦.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. It's a light affliction and will last but for a season.
- 這是一樁有點叫人頭痛的事,它會折磨人一些時間,不過不會很長.
來自辭典例句
- 5. He little thought he was himself to suffer a worse affliction.
- 他沒有想到他自己將來要受到更厲害得多的折磨.
來自辭典例句