martyrdom

['mɑ:tədəm]

n. 牺牲, 殉难, 折磨

例句与用法：

Martyrdom is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability.

殉教行为，是无德无能者可以一举成名的惟一途径。

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Italian painter. With his command of perspective, light, color, and composition, he produced a large body of secular and ecclesiastical works, including The Banquet of Cleopatra and The Martyrdom of Saint Agatha(both1750).

泰波罗，乔瓦尼·巴蒂斯特1696－1770意大利画家，他对透视、光线、色彩和构图有杰出的掌握，创作了一大批世俗和宗教作品，其中有《克利奥帕特拉的宴会》和《圣阿加莎的殉道》(同为1750年)

词形变化：

动词过去式: martyred | 动词过去分词: martyred | 动词现在分词: martyring | 动词第三人称单数: martyrs |

详细释义：

n.[U]

1. 殉难; 殉教

2. 受难, 折磨

His wife's never-ending complaints made his life one long martyrdom.

他妻子永无休止的抱怨使他的生活长期以来苦不堪言。