tribulation

tribulation

英 [,trɪbjʊ'leɪʃ(ə)n]
　　美 [,trɪbju'leʃən]

n. 苦難；磨難；憂患

中文詞源：

tribulation 憂患，痛苦，磨難

來自拉丁語 tribulare,壓制，鎮壓，折磨，來自 terere,轉，刮，摩擦，詞源同 turn,throw.-bul, 工具格後綴，詞源同 table,tintinnabulation.引申詞義憂患，痛苦磨難等。

例句：

1. Even in our awful tribulation we were quite optimistic.
即使在極端痛苦時，我們仍十分樂觀。

2. Even at this point in our awful tribulation under the German scourge we were quite friendly.
此刻,即便是處在德軍蹂躪的極端痛苦中,我們仍然是十分友好的.

3. I hate the tribulation, I commiserate the sorrow brought by tribulation.
我厭惡別人深重的苦難, 憐憫苦難帶來的悲哀.

4. Year in and year out, rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation.
年復一年, 從希望中得到歡樂, 在苦難中保持堅韌.

5. Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation. ( John Kennedy, american president )
從希望中得到歡樂, 在苦難中保持堅韌. ( 美國總統肯尼迪 )