记忆方法
将“excruciate”分解为“ex-”（表示出）和“cruc-”（源自拉丁语“crux”，意为“十字架”或“痛苦”），想象一个极端痛苦的经历被彻底地、极度地暴露出来，就像承受着十字架的重量一样。这样的记忆画面可以帮助你记住单词的意思是“极度痛苦或折磨的”。
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英语词源
- excruciate (v.)
- 1560s, from Latin excruciatus, past participle of excruciare "to torture, torment, rack, plague;" figuratively "to afflict, harass, vex, torment," from ex- "out, thoroughly" (see ex-) + cruciare "cause pain or anguish to," literally "crucify," from crux (genitive crucis) "a cross" (see cross (n.)).