infliction

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of inflicting or something inflicted; an imposition. countable,uncountable
    — "What an awful infliction for you, Max. You were always such an impulsive, reckless sort of fellow—never quiet. You must miss such a fearful lot."

词形变化

inflictions plural

词源

From Latin īnflīctiōnem (“imposition”), from Latin īnflīctus, from in- + flīctus, past participle of īnflīgō (“to knock or strike against”), from in- + flīgō (“strike”) (whence in-). By surface analysis, inflict + -ion.
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