音标：['pә:gәtәri] ；

n. 涤罪, 炼狱
a. 涤罪的

n. a temporary condition of torment or suffering
n. (theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins

词型变化：名词复数形式 : purgatories
考试类型：[GRE]

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purgatory的用法和样例：

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用作名词(n.)

As a matter of fact, the pope remits to souls in purgatory no penalty which, according to canon law, they should have paid in this life.如同事实上的事情，教宗赦免涤罪中的灵魂无罪，因根据教义上的法规，他们应已在生命中付出代价。
But a funny thing happened to the Lakers on their way to purgatory.但是在湖人炼狱的路上发生了一件有趣的事。
It functions as a sort of mid-life purgatory for hopeless souls on Earth.它的职能作为一种中年炼狱为无可救药的灵魂在地球上。

用作形容词(adj.)

As a matter of fact, the pope remits to souls in purgatory no penalty which, according to canon law, they should have paid in this life.如同事实上的事情，教宗赦免涤罪中的灵魂无罪，因根据教义上的法规，他们应已在生命中付出代价。

经典引文

Purgatory was a kind of penitential transit camp on the way to the gates of Heaven.
出自：D. Lodge

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