purgatory

n. 灵魂的净化,涤罪,炼狱
a. 涤罪的

He's so impatient that waiting in queues is sheer purgatory for him.

他毫无耐性，对他来说排队等候完全是活受罪。

The threat of a neglected cold is for doctor what the threat of purgatory is for priest- a gold mine.

被忽视的感冒所构成的威胁对医生来说，正如地狱所构成的威胁之对牧师——都是一座金矿。