ordeal

中英例句：

1. A faith that carried them through the ordeal.
   此信念支持他們通過嚴格的考驗
2. The hostages emerged from their ordeal unscathed.
   人質經受磨難而平安生還。
3. She maintained her equanimity throughout her long ordeal.
   她在長期的苦難中心情一直都很平靜。
4. His courage was severely tried by his ordeal.
   他的勇氣在艱難困苦中經受了嚴峻的考驗。

英文解釋：

名詞 ordeal:

1. a severe or trying experience
2. a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence
   同義詞：trial by ordeal