"purgatory" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 煉獄

Definition

在一些基督教信仰中，指靈魂進入天堂前被淨化的地方或狀態。也可以泛指任何像臨時懲罰一般艱難或不舒服的處境。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「煉獄」在宗教語境常大寫，可以比喻任何艱難但暫時的情況。日常較少用，多出現於文學、宗教或正式場合。常見表達如“像煉獄一樣”。

Examples

In some traditions, souls must pass through purgatory before reaching heaven.

在一些傳統中，靈魂要經過**煉獄**才能進入天堂。

The book describes purgatory as a place of cleansing.

這本書把**煉獄**描述為淨化的地方。

She felt like her long recovery was a kind of purgatory.

她覺得自己漫長的康復過程就像一種**煉獄**。

Waiting for the exam results felt like endless purgatory.

等待考試成績簡直像無盡的**煉獄**。

For him, that boring job was pure purgatory.

對他來說，那份無聊的工作完全是**煉獄**。

"That two-hour commute every morning is my personal purgatory," she complained.

「每天早上兩小時的通勤就是我的**煉獄**，」她抱怨道。