purgatory

名词 purgatory:

1. a temporary condition of torment or suffering
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

1. The threat of a neglected cold is for doctor what the threat of purgatory is for priest- a gold mine.
   被忽视的感冒所构成的威胁对医生来说，正如地狱所构成的威胁之对牧师——都是一座金矿。
2. A beautiful woman is paradise for the eyes, hell for the soul, and purgatory for the purse.
   漂亮的女人是眼睛的天堂、灵魂的地狱、钱包的炼狱。
3. He's so impatient that waiting in queues is sheer purgatory for him.
   他毫无耐性，对他来说排队等候完全是活受罪。

pur.ga.to.ry

n.（名词）
【复数】 pur.ga.to.ries
Roman Catholic Church A state in which the souls of those who have died in grace must expiate their sins.
【罗马天主教】 炼狱：那些在幸福中死去的人的灵魂必须去赎罪的地方
A place or condition of suffering, expiation, or remorse:
受难之时或受难之地：受难、赎罪或忏悔的地方或状态：
例句：
a purgatory of drug abuse.
滥用毒品而引起的痛苦

adj.（形容词）
Tending to cleanse or purge.
愿意净化或洗涤的

来源：
Middle English purgatorie
中古英语 purgatorie
from Old French purgatoire
源自 古法语 purgatoire
from Medieval Latin pôrg3tôrium
源自 中世纪拉丁语 pôrg3tôrium
from Late Latin [means of purgation] [from neuter of] pôrg3tôrius [cleansing]
源自 后期拉丁语 [赎罪的方式] [] 源自pôrg3tôrius的中性词 [净化]
from Latin pôrg3re [to cleanse] * see purge
源自 拉丁语 pôrg3re [净化] *参见 purge