mortification

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌmɔːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/    美 /ˌmoɹtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/|/-tə-/|/-fə-/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of mortifying. countable,uncountable
  2. A sensation of extreme shame or embarrassment. countable,uncountable
    — Near-synonym: humiliation
  3. The death of part of the body. countable,uncountable
    — And then there's the fever and the mortification—if it took bad ways he'd quickly be gone.
  4. A bringing under of the passions and appetites by a severe or strict manner of living. countable,uncountable
  5. A bequest to a charitable institution. countable,historical,uncountable

词形变化

mortifications plural

词汇关系

衍生词
immortification mortification root
相关词
mortician mortuary

词源

From Middle English mortificacioun, mortification, from Middle French mortification and its etymon Latin mortificātiō. By surface analysis, mortify + -ication.
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