"purgatory" in Chinese (Simplified)
炼狱
Definition
在一些基督教信仰中，指灵魂进入天堂前被净化的地方或状态。也可以泛指任何像临时惩罚一样艰难或不舒服的处境。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“炼狱”在宗教语境中常首字母大写，可比喻指难熬但短暂的处境。日常口语少见，多用于文学、宗教或正式场合。常见搭配有“像炼狱一样”。
Examples
In some traditions, souls must pass through purgatory before reaching heaven.
在一些传统中，灵魂要经过**炼狱**才能进入天堂。
The book describes purgatory as a place of cleansing.
这本书把**炼狱**描述为净化的地方。
She felt like her long recovery was a kind of purgatory.
她觉得自己漫长的康复过程就像一种**炼狱**。
Waiting for the exam results felt like endless purgatory.
等待考试成绩简直像无尽的**炼狱**。
For him, that boring job was pure purgatory.
对他来说，那份无聊的工作完全是**炼狱**。
"That two-hour commute every morning is my personal purgatory," she complained.
“每天早上两小时的通勤就是我的**炼狱**，”她抱怨道。