agony
翻譯
極度痛苦, 苦惱
例句
He was in agony after the accident.
事故發生後,他痛苦不堪。
She suffered the agony of waiting for news.
她承受著等待消息的煎熬。
文法模式
in agony 在痛苦中 He was in agony after the accident.
the agony of (sth.) (……的)痛苦 She suffered the agony of waiting for news.
近義詞
同義詞: pain, suffering, torment; 反義詞: pleasure, comfort, ecstasy
詞源
源自希臘語「agōnia」,意為「為勝利而鬥爭」,來自「agōn」,意為「競賽」。
記憶技巧
想像一下在重大比賽中失敗的「極度痛苦」(agony)。