(theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins
双语例句
1. Prayers were said for souls in Purgatory.
祷告词是为炼狱中的灵魂念的。
来自柯林斯例句
2. 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。
来自《权威词典》
3. Every step of the last three miles was purgatory.
最后3英里时每一步都像是受罪。
来自辞典例句
4. Marriage , with peace, is this world's paradise; with strife, this life's purgatory.
和睦的婚姻, 是这个世界的乐园; 对抗的婚姻, 是这个世界的炼狱.
来自互联网
5. For me it was just a transfer from one purgatory to another.
旨在增进这两个姐妹国家的互相了解和友善.
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用作名词 (n.)
As a matter of fact, the pope remits to souls in purgatory no penalty which, according to canon law, they should have paid in this life. 如同事实上的事情，教宗赦免涤罪中的灵魂无罪，因根据教义上的法规，他们应已在生命中付出代价。
But a funny thing happened to the Lakers on their way to purgatory. 但是在湖人炼狱的路上发生了一件有趣的事。
It functions as a sort of mid-life purgatory for hopeless souls on Earth. 它的职能作为一种中年炼狱为无可救药的灵魂在地球上。
用作形容词 (adj.)
As a matter of fact, the pope remits to souls in purgatory no penalty which, according to canon law, they should have paid in this life. 如同事实上的事情，教宗赦免涤罪中的灵魂无罪，因根据教义上的法规，他们应已在生命中付出代价。
