purgatory
🇬🇧/ˈpɜːɡət(ə)ri/ 🇺🇸/ˈpɜːrɡətɔːri/ 18GREsatPurgatory is the place where Roman Catholics believe the spirits of dead people are sent to suffer for their sins before they go to heaven. (罗马天主教相信的)炼狱
noun [抽象名词]炼狱；涤罪；暂时的苦难
Prayers were said for souls in purgatory.
为炼狱中的亡灵做的祷告。
adjective [原级]涤罪的（等于 purgative）
Getting up at four o'clock every morning is sheer purgatory.
每天早上四点起床简直是活受罪。
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