英汉词典

torment 基本解释

• vt. 折磨，使痛苦；纠缠，作弄
• n. 痛苦，苦恼；痛苦的根源

torment 词态变化

torment 中文词源

来自拉丁语 torquere,扭曲，词源同 turn,torque.-ment,名词后缀。引申词义折磨，痛苦。

torment 英文词源

torment

torment: [13] The notion underlying torment is of an instrument of torture worked by ‘twisting’. The word was borrowed from Latin tormentum ‘instrument of torture’, hence ‘torture, great suffering’. This was a contraction of an earlier *torquementum, a derivative of torquēre ‘twist’, which has also given English contort [15], extort [16], retort [16], torch, torque [19], torsion [15], tort [14], tortuous [15], and torture [16] (literally ‘twisting’).
=> contort, extort, retort, thwart, torch, torque, torsion, tort, torture

torment (n.)

c. 1300, "the inflicting of torture," also "state of great suffering, pain, distress," from Old French torment "torture, pain, anguish, suffering distress" (11c., Modern French tourment), from Latin tormentum "twisted cord, sling; clothes-press; instrument for hurling stones," also "instrument of torture, a rack," figuratively "anguish, pain, torment," from torquere "to twist" (see torque (n.)).

torment (v.)

c. 1300, "inflict torture on, distress," from Old French tormenter "torture, torment, oppress, agitate" (12c.), from Medieval Latin tormentare "to torment, to twist," from Latin tormentum (see torment (n.)). Related: Tormented; tormenting.

torment 英文释义

1. unbearable physical pain

2. extreme mental distress

3. intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain;

"an agony of doubt"

"the torments of the damned"

4. a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented;

"so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors"

5. a severe affliction

6. the act of harassing someone

torment 同义词解析

agony, anguish, torment, torture, grief, misery, distress, sorrow

这些名词均有"苦恼，痛苦"之意。

agony：侧重指精神或身体痛苦的剧烈程度。

anguish：指精神方面令人难以忍受的极度痛苦；用于身体时，多指局部或暂时的痛苦。

torment：强调烦恼或痛苦的长期性。

torture：语气比toment强，指在精神或肉体上受到的折磨所产生的痛苦。

grief：指由某种特殊处境或原因造成的强烈的感情上的苦恼与悲痛。

misery：着重痛苦的可悲状态，多含不幸、可怜或悲哀的意味。

distress：多指因思想上的压力紧张、恐惧、忧虑等所引起的精神上的痛苦，也可指某种灾难带来的痛苦。

sorrow：语气比grief弱，指因不幸、损失或失望等所产生的悲伤。

torment 双语例句

1. Outdoors, mosquitoes and midges were a perpetual torment.

在户外，蚊子和蠓虫永远让人不得安生。

来自柯林斯例句

2. the cries of a man in torment

一个备受折磨的人的喊叫声

来自《权威词典》

3. Love is a sweet tyranny , because the lover endures his torment willingly.

爱情是甜蜜的暴政, 情人甘心忍受它的折磨.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. It was wicked of you to torment the poor girl.

你折磨那可怜的女孩,真是恶劣.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. He has never suffered the torment of rejection.

他从未经受过遭人拒绝的痛苦.

来自《简明英汉词典》

torment 实用场景例句

the cries of a man in torment

一个备受折磨的人的喊叫声

牛津词典

She suffered years of mental torment after her son's death.

儿子去世后，她多年悲痛欲绝。

牛津词典

The flies were a terrible torment.

苍蝇一度肆虐。

牛津词典

He was tormented by feelings of insecurity.

他苦于没有安全感。

牛津词典

The torment of having her baby kidnapped is written all over her face.

因孩子被绑架所受的万分折磨全写在她脸上。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He spent days in torment while the police searched for his stolen car.

在警方搜寻他遭窃汽车的同时，他在极度苦恼中过了好些天。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Sooner or later most writers end up making books about the torments of being a writer...

或早或晚，大多数作家最终都会著书讲述身为作家的苦恼。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Outdoors, mosquitoes and midges were a perpetual torment.

在户外，蚊子和蠓虫永远让人不得安生。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

At times the memories returned to torment her...

有时，她再度想起往事，又会痛苦万分。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He had lain awake all night, tormented by jealousy.

他彻夜未眠，深受嫉妒的折磨。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

My older brother and sister used to torment me by singing it to me.

哥哥姐姐以前常唱那首歌来戏弄我。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Jealousy began to torment him.

猜忌的心理开始来折磨他了.

辞典例句

And the souls will feel torture and torment and love and compassion.

而灵魂将会感觉痛苦和折磨,爱,慈悲.

期刊摘选

He was in torment after the operation.

手术后他非常痛苦.

期刊摘选

He has never suffered the torment of rejection.

他从未经受过遭人拒绝的痛苦.

《简明英汉词典》

Absolve the torment that you suffer.

免除你所受的折磨.

期刊摘选

My wife is a real torment to me.

我的老婆真令我苦恼.

辞典例句

His schooldays were a torment.

他的学生时期是一场苦难.

《简明英汉词典》

He was determined to torment her in any way he could.

他决定折磨她,无所不用其极.

期刊摘选

This is what you shall receive from my hand: You will lie down in torment.

这是我手所定的.们必躺在悲惨之中.

期刊摘选

How can a merciful God permit a human being to suffer such torment?

仁慈的上帝怎么容许一个人受这样的痛苦?

辞典例句

He suffered a hideous torment when the enemy caught him.

敌人抓到他后,他受到可怕的折磨.

期刊摘选

God does not directly torment or impose evil on us.

上帝不会直接折磨或把罪恶强加在我们身上.

期刊摘选

Trying to control or to change what we can't only results in torment.

尝试去控制或去改变我们不能控制的事物只会带来自讨苦吃的结果.

期刊摘选

It is possible to live in heaven while those around you live in torment.

是有可能当你们生活在天堂,而同时周围的人却生活在煎熬中.

期刊摘选

This is a pleasurable torment. My ignorance amuses me.

这真是一个享受的酷刑. 我的无知令我很好笑.

期刊摘选

It now becomes an unbearable torment.

它现在又变作一种不能忍受的折磨.

辞典例句