名詞 persecution:

1. the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)

1. Christian martyr. A student of the Apostle John, he was burned at the stake during a period of persecution of Christians in Smyrna.
   圣·波利卡普基督教殉道者。阿波斯爾·約翰的學生，在士每拿地方對基督徒的迫害期間被焚死
2. A psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur, often strenuously defended with apparent logic and reason.
   妄想狂，偏執(zhí)狂一種通常用表面的邏輯和道理來設想的具煩擾或夸大妄想特征的精神錯亂癥
3. The Jews suffered terrible persecution under Hitler's rule.
   猶太人在希特勒的統(tǒng)治下受到殘酷的迫害。

per.se.cu.tion

n.（名詞）
The act or practice of persecuting on the basis of race, religion, sexual orientation, or beliefs that differ from those of the persecutor.
虐待，殘害，迫害：因在種族、宗教、性的傾向或信仰上與迫害者不同而遭迫害的行為或做法
The condition of being persecuted.
迫害，虐待：受迫害（虐待、困擾）的狀況

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per.secu.tional
adj.（形容詞）