好词典
tormented
UK //tɔːˈmentɪd//US //tɔːrˈmentɪd//
词源
源自拉丁语 'tormentum'（酷刑工具），通过古法语 'tourmenter' 进入英语，原指施加身体痛苦，后引申为精神折磨。
adjective
❶ 形容人因精神或情感上的极度痛苦而备受折磨的状态，常用于描述长期的心理煎熬或内心挣扎。
“He had a tormented expression after losing his beloved dog.”
（失去心爱的狗后，他脸上露出痛苦的表情。）
“The tormented artist poured his sadness into his paintings.”
（这位饱受折磨的艺术家将悲伤倾注在画作中。）
同义词:anguished, distressed, agonized
verb
❶ 指通过持续的身体或精神伤害使某人遭受剧烈痛苦，可能是故意的虐待或长期的困扰。
“The bully tormented the younger kids every day after school.”
（那个霸凌者每天放学后都折磨年纪小的孩子。）
“Memories of the war tormented him in his dreams.”
（战争的记忆在梦中折磨着他。）
同义词:torture, persecute, harass
常见短语
tormented by — 表示某人被某种负面情绪、记忆或身体状况持续困扰，强调无法摆脱的痛苦状态。
“He was tormented by the thought that he could have saved her.”
（他被本可以救她的想法所折磨。）
tormented soul — 文学性表达，形容一个内心充满痛苦、矛盾或罪恶感的人，暗示深层次的精神煎熬。
“The protagonist is portrayed as a tormented soul seeking redemption.”
（主人公被描绘成一个寻求救赎的痛苦灵魂。）