tribulation
tribulation
[ˌtrɪbjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n]
noun
[ˌtrɪbjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n]
noun
- (一般作tribulations)a cause of great trouble or suffering
苦恼
the tribulations of being a megastar.
身为演艺巨星的烦恼。
■[mass noun]a state of great trouble or suffering
苦难，艰难，磨难
his time of tribulation was just beginning.
他的苦日子才刚开头。
- Middle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin tribulation (n-), from Latin tribulare 'press, oppress', from tribulum 'threshing board (constructed of sharp points'), based on terere 'rub'
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