anguish ['æŋɡwɪʃ]
n. 痛苦;苦恼
vt. 使极度痛苦
vi. 感到极度的痛苦
英文词源
anguish: English acquired anguish from Old French anguisse, changing its ending to -ish in the 14th century. Its central notion of ‘distress’ or ‘suffering’ goes back ultimately (as in the case of the related anger) to a set of words meaning ‘constriction’ (for the sense development, compare the phrase in dire straits, where strait originally meant ‘narrow’).
双语例句
1. Every line etched on her face told a story of personal anguish.
她脸上的每条皱纹都讲述了一次痛苦的经历。
2. No one suspected the anguish he carried on his shoulders.
没人觉察出他所承担的痛苦。
3. For a few brief minutes we forgot the anxiety and anguish.
短短几分钟我们就忘记了焦虑与苦恼。
4. Mark looked at him in anguish.
马克痛苦地看着他。
5. He bellows, rends the air with anguish.
他咆哮着,痛苦的喊声划破长空。
英文释义
The noun anguish refers to severe physical or emotional pain or distress. A trip to the dentist might cause a cavity-prone person a lot of anguish.
We get this word from a Latin word, angustus, which literally meant "narrow" but developed the figurative sense of "distressed" — think of being choked off or forced into a small space. In modern times anguish has been in the English with the parallel and related meanings of "physical torment" and "emotional suffering." Both kinds might be experienced at the hands of a dentist who likes to make his patients squirm in agony.
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for anguish
anguish ~ ang (anger) + u + wish; You are in anger with someone, you wish him/her to suffer from pain and distress.
Languish causes anguish.