to torture
01
拷問する, 苦しめる
to inflict extreme mental pain, distress, or anxiety on someone
Transitive: to torture sb
例
The constant interrogation seemed to torture him mentally, breaking his spirit.
絶え間ない尋問は彼を精神的に苦しめ、彼の精神を打ち砕いたようだった。
He was tortured by the thought of losing his family.
彼は家族を失うという考えに苦しめられていた。
02
拷問する
to violently hurt a person as a punishment or as a way of obtaining information from them
Transitive: to torture sb
例
The captors attempted to torture the prisoner into revealing classified information.
拉致犯は、囚人に機密情報を明かさせるために拷問を試みた。
In some authoritarian regimes, authorities are known to torture political dissidents.
一部の権威主義体制では、当局が政治的反体制派を拷問することが知られています。
Torture
01
拷問, 苦痛
the act of making someone suffer very much so that they do what one wants
例
The prisoner endured excruciating torture in an attempt to force a confession.
囚人は自白を強要するために耐え難い拷問に耐えた。
Torture is a heinous crime that violates fundamental human rights.
拷問は基本的な人権を侵害する凶悪な犯罪です。
02
拷問, 苦痛
extreme pain or distress inflicted upon someone, often deliberately and cruelly
例
The memories of his time in captivity continued to haunt him, a constant reminder of the torture he endured.
捕虜時代の記憶は彼を悩ませ続け、耐えた 拷問 の絶え間ない思い出となった。
The haunted house promised visitors a night of spine-chilling torture as they navigated its dark corridors.
そのお化け屋敷は、訪問者に暗い廊下を進みながら身の毛もよだつ拷問の夜を約束した。
03
拷問、苦痛
an experience or situation that inflicts intense physical or mental pain or distress
例
The uncertainty of waiting for the job interview results was pure torture for him.
就職の面接結果を待つ不確実さは、彼にとって純粋な拷問だった。
The thought of public speaking was torture for her, causing immense anxiety.
人前で話すという考えは彼女にとって拷問であり、非常に大きな不安を引き起こしました。
04
the action of twisting or manipulating words, facts, or data so that they convey a meaning not intended
例
He accused the journalist of putting his statement through torture to make it controversial.
The document suffered torture when quoted out of context.
語彙ツリー
tortuosity
tortuous
tortured
torture
