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单词 ordeal
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
or•deal /ɔrˈdil, -ˈdiəl/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. [countable] any very severe, difficult, or trying test, experience, or trial.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
or•deal  (ôr dēl′, -dē′əl, ôr′dēl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
  2. a primitive form of trial to determine guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to fire, poison, or other serious danger, the result being regarded as a divine or preternatural judgment.
  • bef. 950; Middle English ordal, Old English ordāl; cognate with Dutch oordeel, German Urteil. See a-3, dole1

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ordeal /ɔːˈdiːl/ n
  1. a severe or trying experience
  2. a method of trial in which the guilt or innocence of an accused person was determined by subjecting him to physical danger, esp by fire or water. The outcome was regarded as an indication of divine judgment
Etymology: Old English ordāl, ordēl; related to Old Frisian ordēl, Old High German urteili (German Urteil) verdict. See deal1, dole1
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