torturous

C1 FREQ #42897

a. 折磨人的, 极端痛苦的

发音

US /ˈtɔɹt͡ʃəɹəs/
其它
UK /ˈtɔːt͡ʃəɹəs/

词形变化

more torturous 比较级 most torturous 最高级

释义与例句

adj. C1
  1. 1.

    Of or pertaining to torture.

  2. 2.

    Painful, excruciating, torturing.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 5

excruciating agonizing harrowing agonising torturesome

近义相关 1

painful

词源

From Middle English torterous, from Anglo-Norman torturous, from Old French tortureus, from Latin tortūra. By surface analysis, torture + -ous.

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