afflict
afflict
af.flict AHD[…-fl¹kt“] DJ[*6fl!kt] KK[*6fl!kt]
v.tr.（及物动词） af.flict.ed,af.flict.ing,af.flicts
To inflict grievous physical or mental suffering on.
折磨：予以…剧烈的肉体或心理打击
ORIGIN
1.Middle Englishafflighten
中古英语afflighten
2.fromafflight [disturbed, frightened]
源自afflight [受到打扰的，受到恐吓的]
3.from Latinafflictum [past participle of] afflīgere [to cast down]
源自 拉丁语afflictum [] afflīgere的过去分词 [压抑]
4.ad- [ad-]
ad- [前缀，表“朝向”]
5.flīgere [to strike]
flīgere [打击]
DERIVATIVES
▪afflict“er n.（名词）
▪afflic“tive adj.（形容词）
▪afflic“tively adv.（副词）
SYNONYMS
1.afflict,agonize,excruciate,rack,torment,torture
2.The central meaning shared by these verbs is “to bring great harm or suffering to someone”:
这些动词所共有的意思是“给人带来巨大的伤害或打击”：
tortured by painful emotions.
为痛苦的感情所扰
