purgatories

n.

炼狱( purgatory的名词复数 )；（在炼狱中的）涤罪；暂时受苦的地方；暂时的苦难

1. As a matter of fact, the pope remits to souls in purgatory no penalty which, according to canon law, they should have paid in this life.
   如同事实上的事情，教宗赦免涤罪中的灵魂无罪，因根据教义上的法规，他们应已在生命中付出代价。
2. But a funny thing happened to the Lakers on their way to purgatory.
   但是在湖人炼狱的路上发生了一件有趣的事。
3. It functions as a sort of mid-life purgatory for hopeless souls on Earth.
   它的职能作为一种中年炼狱为无可救药的灵魂在地球上。

1. As a matter of fact, the pope remits to souls in purgatory no penalty which, according to canon law, they should have paid in this life.
   如同事实上的事情，教宗赦免涤罪中的灵魂无罪，因根据教义上的法规，他们应已在生命中付出代价。

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Diwan Abatur or Progress through the purgatories : text with translation, notes and appendices
Diwan Abatur, or Progress through the Purgatories by E. S. Drower; Šarḥ ̲d Qabin ̲d Šišlam Rba (D.C. 38), Explanatory Comment...