martyrdom

名词 martyrdom:

1. death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause
2. any experience that causes intense suffering
   同义词：calvary

1. Martyrdom is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability.
   殉教行为，是无德无能者可以一举成名的惟一途径。
2. Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Italian painter. With his command of perspective, light, color, and composition, he produced a large body of secular and ecclesiastical works, including The Banquet of Cleopatra and The Martyrdom of Saint Agatha(both1750).
   泰波罗，乔瓦尼·巴蒂斯特1696－1770意大利画家，他对透视、光线、色彩和构图有杰出的掌握，创作了一大批世俗和宗教作品，其中有《克利奥帕特拉的宴会》和《圣阿加莎的殉道》(同为1750年)

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n.（名词）

The state of being a martyr.
殉教：成为一名殉教者的状态
The suffering of death by a martyr.
殉身：受难者以死殉教
Extreme suffering of any kind.
极大的折磨