distress
翻譯
痛苦, 危難, 悲痛, 困境
例句
The news caused her great distress.
這個消息讓她非常痛苦。
The ship sent a distress signal.
船發出了求救信號。
文法模式
in distress 處於困境中 The family was in financial distress.
to cause ((sb.)) distress 使(某人)痛苦 The bad news caused him great distress.
近義詞
同義詞: suffering, pain, anxiety; 反義詞: comfort, relief
詞源
源自古法語「destrece」,來自拉丁語「districtus」(被拉開,受困擾)。與「stress」有關。
記憶技巧
可以把它想成「深度壓力(deep stress)」,這有助於記住極度焦慮或痛苦的含義。