| 单词 | tribulation |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [`tribju'leiʃən] |
| 解释 | n. 苦难，灾难 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n.苦难，灾难(distre ss or suffering from oppression or persecution) 【记】 tribul(给予)+aiton →上天给予的(惩罚) →灾难 【例】 The war was a time of tribulation for all of us. |
| 字源 | tribulation (n.) c.1200, from Old French tribulacion (12c.), from Church Latin tribulationem (nominative tribulatio) "distress, trouble, affliction," noun of action from past participle stem of tribulare "to oppress, afflict," a figurative use by Christian writers of Latin tribulare "to press," also possibly "to thresh out grain," from tribulum "threshing sledge," from stem of terere "to rub" (see throw (v.)) + -bulum, suffix forming names of tools. |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】tribute 贡品 + lation 音：累神，累身，每年给宗主国进贡真是累，苦难 【相关】contribute 贡献 |
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