agony
/ˈægənɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)［mass noun］
1- extreme physical or mental suffering苦恼; 剧痛：
he crashed to the ground in agony.
他痛苦地跌倒在地。
1.1
- with adj. or noun modifier the final stages of a difficult or painful death临死的痛苦：
his last agony
他临终前的痛苦
the death agony.
临死的痛苦。
词源
late Middle English （originally denoting 'mental' anguish alone）： via Old French and late Latin from Greek agōnia, from agōn 'contest'. The sense of 'physical' suffering dates from the early 17th cent.