单词 | tribulation |
释义 | tribulation /trib'yeuh lay"sheuhn/, n. 1. grievous trouble; severe trial or suffering. 2. an instance of this; an affliction, trouble, etc. [1175-1225; ME < L tribulation- (s. of tribulatio) distress, trouble, equiv. to tribulat(us) (ptp. of tribulare to press, squeeze, deriv. of tribulum threshing sledge, equiv. to tri-, var. s. of terere to rub, crush + -bulum n. suffix of instrument) + -ion- -ION] Syn. 1. affliction, hardship, distress, adversity. |
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