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施酷刑;拷問

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Excruciation \Ex*cru`ci*a"tion\n. [L. excruciatio.]
   The act of inflicting agonizing pain, or the state of being
   thus afflicted; that which excruciates; torture. --Feltham.

資料來源 : WordNet®

excruciation
     n 1: a state of acute pain [syn: {agony}, {suffering}]
     2: the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering
        [syn: {crucifixion}]