| 单词 | ordeal |
| 释义 | ordeal /awr deel", -dee"euhl, awr"deel/, 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; ME ordal, OE ordal; c. D oordeel, G Urteil. See A-3, DOLE1] |
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