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trial by ordeal

/ˈtraɪəl baɪ ɔːˈdiːl/

翻译: 一种历史司法实践,通过让当事人经受痛苦或危险的考验(如走火炭或浸水)来判断其有罪或无罪,相信神灵会保护无辜者。现也比喻极其艰难或痛苦的经历,考验人的耐力。

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/ˈtraɪəl baɪ ɔːˈdiːl/C1formallegal已废弃
  • zh一种历史司法实践,通过让当事人经受痛苦或危险的考验(如走火炭或浸水)来判断其有罪或无罪,相信神灵会保护无辜者。现也比喻极其艰难或痛苦的经历,考验人的耐力。

A historical judicial practice in which a person's guilt or innocence was determined by subjecting them to a painful or dangerous test, such as walking over hot coals or being submerged in water, with the belief that divine intervention would protect the innocent. The term is now used metaphorically to describe any extremely difficult or unpleasant experience that tests one's endurance.

  1. Historical legal practiceC2formal

    A primitive judicial procedure in which the accused was subjected to a painful or dangerous test (such as fire or water) to determine guilt or innocence, based on divine intervention.

    zh神判法

    • In medieval Europe, trial by ordeal often involved holding a hot iron.
    • The accused was subjected to a trial by ordeal to prove their innocence.
    • Trial by ordeal was eventually replaced by more rational legal systems.
  2. Difficult experienceB2informal

    A very difficult, unpleasant, or challenging experience that tests a person's endurance or character.

    zh严峻考验

    • The final exam was a real trial by ordeal for the students.
    • Living through the war was a trial by ordeal for the entire community.
    • The marathon felt like a trial by ordeal, but she finished it.