(尤指身体或精神上的)极度痛苦、剧痛;(也可指)煎熬、折磨。
/ˈæɡəni/
The patient was in agony after the operation.
病人手术后痛苦不堪。
She watched in agony as the fire destroyed her home, feeling powerless to stop it.
她无力阻止大火吞噬家园,只能痛苦地看着这一切发生。
Agony 源自希腊语 agōnía(原意与“竞赛、斗争、挣扎”有关),后来引申为“痛苦的挣扎”,再发展为现代英语中“极度痛苦、煎熬”的含义。