torture英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

The infliction of severe pain or anguish, especially as an interrogation technique or punishment; (usually in the plural) a technique, method, or device which is designed to inflict such anguish. countable,uncountable

— People confess to anything under torture.
The infliction of severe pain or anguish, especially as an interrogation technique or punishment; (usually in the plural) a technique, method, or device which is designed to inflict such anguish.; Sexual activity involving the infliction of pain to a certain body part or in a certain manner. countable,in-compounds,uncountable

— cock and ball torture
Severe pain or anguish, of mind or body. countable,uncountable
An unpleasant sensation or its infliction: embarrassment, heartache, etc. countable,uncountable

— Every time she says 'goodbye' it is torture!

动词 v.

To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone), usually with the aim of forcing confessions or punishing them. transitive

— 1 August 2014, Barack Obama, "Press Conference by the President"; transcript published online by the Obama White House Archives, [https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/08/01/press-conference-president [1]]. With respect to the larger point of the RDI report itself, even before I came into office I was very clear that in the immediate aftermath of 9/11 we did some things that were wrong. We did a whole lot of things that were right, but we tortured some folks. We did some things that were contrary to our values.

词形变化

tortures plural tortures present,singular,third-person torturing participle,present tortured participle,past tortured past

词汇关系

近义词

enhanced interrogation torture torment excruciate

下位词

abacination enhanced interrogation technique forcipation impalement squassation strappado waterboarding

衍生词

antitorture bamboo torture C & B torture C&B torture C and B torture Chinese water torture electrotorture genitorture Muldertorture pretorture surf torture torture chamber torturelike torturemeister torture-meister tortureproof torturesome torture stake torture test torture-test torture warrant

词源

词源 1

From Middle English torture, from Old French torture, from Late Latin tortūra (“a twisting, writhing, of bodily pain, a griping colic;” in Medieval Latin “pain inflicted by judicial or ecclesiastical authority as a means of persuasion, torture”), from Latin tortus (whence also tort), past participle of torquēre (“to twist”).

词源 2

From Middle English torture, from Old French torture, from Late Latin tortūra (“a twisting, writhing, of bodily pain, a griping colic;” in Medieval Latin “pain inflicted by judicial or ecclesiastical authority as a means of persuasion, torture”), from Latin tortus (whence also tort), past participle of torquēre (“to twist”).