名詞 martyrdom:

1. death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause
2. any experience that causes intense suffering
   同義詞：calvary

1. Martyrdom is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability.
   殉教行為，是無(wú)德無(wú)能者可以一舉成名的惟一途徑。
2. Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Italian painter. With his command of perspective, light, color, and composition, he produced a large body of secular and ecclesiastical works, including The Banquet of Cleopatra and The Martyrdom of Saint Agatha(both1750).
   泰波羅，喬瓦尼·巴蒂斯特1696－1770意大利畫(huà)家，他對(duì)透視、光線(xiàn)、色彩和構(gòu)圖有杰出的掌握，創(chuàng)作了一大批世俗和宗教作品，其中有《克利奧帕特拉的宴會(huì)》和《圣阿加莎的殉道》(同為1750年)

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n.（名詞）

The state of being a martyr.
殉教：成為一名殉教者的狀態(tài)
The suffering of death by a martyr.
殉身：受難者以死殉教
Extreme suffering of any kind.
極大的折磨