purgatory
英 ['p??g?t(?)r?]
美['p?ɡ?t?ri]
- n. 煉獄；滌罪；暫時(shí)的苦難
- adj. 滌罪的（等于purgative）
英英釋意
- 1. a temporary condition of torment or suffering;
- "a purgatory of drug abuse"
- 2. (theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins