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excruciate是什么意思

excruciate

英 [ɪk'skruːʃɪeɪt; ek-] 美 [ɪk'skruːʃɪeɪt; ek-]
  • vt. 使苦恼;施酷刑;折磨

excruciate 英文词源


excruciate (v.)
1560s, from Latin excruciatus, past participle of excruciare "to torture, torment, rack, plague;" figuratively "to afflict, harass, vex, torment," from ex- "out, thoroughly" (see ex-) + cruciare "cause pain or anguish to," literally "crucify," from crux (genitive crucis) "a cross" (see cross (n.)).

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