tribulation
/ˌtrɪbjʊˈleɪʃən/noun
(一般作tribulations)
1- a cause of great trouble or suffering苦恼的缘由, 烦心事：
the tribulations of being a megastar.
身为演艺巨星的烦心事。
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- mass noun a state of great trouble or suffering苦难, 艰难, 磨难：
his time of tribulation was just beginning.
他的苦日子才刚开头。
词源
Middle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin tribulatio （n-）, from Latin tribulare 'press, oppress', from tribulum 'threshing board (constructed of sharp points)', based on terere 'rub'.