torment

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分析词义

"Torment" 是一个英语单词，作为动词时表示"折磨，使痛苦"；作为名词时表示"痛苦，折磨"。

列举例句

  • He was a man in great torment. 他是个痛苦重重的人。
  • The constant noise was a torment to him. 那不断的噪音折磨得他痛苦不堪。
  • Their final decision has ended weeks of torment for me. 他们最终的决定结束了我几个周的痛苦。

    • 词根分析

    "Torment" 这个词并没有显著的词根， "ment" 是个后缀，而 "tor" 并非一个明确的词根。

    词缀分析

    "Torment"中的 "-ment" 是一个后缀，用于组成名词，表示结果、行为。

    发展历史和文化背景

    "Torment"源于 13世纪的旧法语 "torment"，它来自拉丁词 "tormentum"，表之"折磨"，这个词也可以指"拷问工具"，和拉丁词 "torquere" 相关，它的意思是"扭，扭曲"。

    单词变形

  • 原型：Torment
  • 过去式：Tormented
  • 过去分词：Tormented
  • 现在分词：Tormenting

    • 记忆辅助

    可以通过关联记忆法来记忆这个单词。比如，“torment”可以想象成，“tor(托尔) + ment(精神： mind)”，即“托尔折磨我的精神”。

    小故事

    Peter's obsession with the old mansion was a torment that kept him awake all night.

    彼得对那座老庄园的痴迷成了折磨他的痛苦，让他整夜无法入睡。

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