ordeal

ordeal

英 [ɔː'diːəl]
　　美 [ɔr'dil]

n. 折磨；嚴酷的考驗；痛苦的經驗

中文詞源：

ordeal 磨難

來自古英語ordel,裁決，裁定，身體的磨難，來自Proto-Germanic*uz-dailjam,即deal out,神的安排，神的旨意，來自*uz,向外，詞源同out,*dailijam,安排，分配，詞源同deal.原指古代一種用折磨肉體來裁決對錯的極其殘忍的迷信審判，如使一個人赤腳走在燒紅的鐵塊或鐵板上，如果這個人安然無恙的走過這塊鐵板，則說明神判斷他無罪，如果他倒在鐵塊上，則死有餘辜。後引申詞義磨難，折磨。

例句：

1. Mona remains unshaken by her ordeal and is matter-of-fact about her courage.
莫娜不為她經歷的這場磨難所動，對自己表現出的勇氣也態度淡然。

2. The former hostage is in remarkably good shape considering his ordeal.
想想人質曾遭受的折磨，獲救後其身體狀況已經是出奇地好瞭。

3. Stopping only briefly to regain her composure, she described her agonising ordeal.
她隻停頓瞭一小會兒讓自己恢復平靜，然後講述瞭她無比痛苦的經歷。

4. Last night he relived his terrifying ordeal.
昨夜他又一次體驗瞭那種可怕的折磨。

5. The ceremony was an ordeal for those who had been recently bereaved.
這個儀式對於那些新近喪失親友的人來說是一種折磨。