| 词汇 | tribulations |
| 词源 | tribulations. The Roman tribulum was a sledge consisting of a wooden block studded with sharp pieces of flint or iron teeth. It was used to bring force and pressure against wheat in grind- ing out grain. The machine suggested the way trouble grinds people down and oppresses them, tribulations becoming an- other word for troubles and afflictions. The word is first record- ed in English in 1330. |
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