purgatory

英 ['pɜːgət(ə)rɪ] 美['pɝɡətɔri]

• n. 炼狱；涤罪；暂时的苦难
• adj. 涤罪的（等于purgative）

1. a temporary condition of torment or suffering;

"a purgatory of drug abuse"

2. (theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins