tribulation
发音
英 [ˌtrɪbjuˈleɪʃn]
美 [ˌtrɪbjəˈleʃən]
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- n.
- 苦难
- 艰难
- 苦难的缘由
- 痛苦
单词词源
tribulation 忧患，痛苦，磨难
来自拉丁语 tribulare,压制，镇压，折磨，来自 terere,转，刮，摩擦，词源同 turn,throw.-bul, 工具格后缀，词源同 table,tintinnabulation.引申词义忧患，痛苦磨难等。
双语例句
- 1. In these times of tribulation for the euro , germany offers a prophecy . One day , when the euro zone has got beyond the wilderness of austerity and structural reform , it will be rewarded with prosperity .
- 就在欧元饱受苦难之际，德国预言：有朝一日欧元区走出了财政紧缩和结构改革的荒原，定会迎来繁荣。
- 2. Because he considered that " good institutions are a cause of economic progress rather than a by-product of it " , thus democracy and the notion of ruling by law they left can ensure these former vassalages become prosperous , although imperialism brought great tribulation to its people .
- 在他们看来“一个好的体制是经济发展的源泉而不是其结果”，因此就算帝国主义曾经给殖民地的人民带来了沉重的苦难，但因为遗留下来了民主体制和法治理念，就能保证这些前附属国走上繁荣富强的道路？
- 3. Divine inspiration , alas , has given way to legal tribulation .
- 不幸，天赐福音却遭受了法律磨难。
- 4. That this is a tribulation for you .
- 对你来说这是一个苦难。
- 5. The thought of returning to his native land never deserted him amid his tribulation .
- 在苦难中，重返故国的念头始终伴着他。