"hellfire and damnation" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 地獄之火和詛咒

Definition

一個過時的詞語，用來形容地獄的可怕懲罰，常見於宗教演說，用來威嚇人們遵循道德。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這個詞語非常誇張且過時，多用於宗教情境或幽默、誇張的用法。現代很少嚴肅地使用，更多是為了效仿舊時講道或營造戲劇效果。

Examples

The preacher spoke of hellfire and damnation every Sunday.

牧師每個星期天都講**地獄之火和詛咒**。

Many old sermons warned about hellfire and damnation.

許多舊時講道都警告過**地獄之火和詛咒**。

He tried to scare the children with stories of hellfire and damnation.

他試圖用**地獄之火和詛咒**的故事嚇唬孩子們。

My grandmother used to threaten us with hellfire and damnation if we misbehaved.

小時候只要做壞事，奶奶就用**地獄之火和詛咒**來嚇我們。

That speech was full of hellfire and damnation, just like something from centuries ago.

那場演說充滿了**地獄之火和詛咒**，就像幾百年前的東西。

People these days don’t take hellfire and damnation warnings very seriously.

現在的人對**地獄之火和詛咒**的警告不太當回事。