purgatory
发布时间: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