Ordeal
01
磨难, 煎熬
a difficult or painful experience, often one that lasts long and requires great effort and endurance to overcome
例子
The ordeal of losing her job was followed by months of uncertainty and struggle.
失去工作的磨难之后是数月的不确定和挣扎。
02
神判, 神的审判
a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence
