Word
afflictive
/əˈfliktiv/
adjective
令人痛苦的；使人苦恼的；折磨人的
causing misery or pain or distress
- 1.
That causes physical or mental pain.
引起痛苦的；折磨人的
引起痛苦的；折磨人的；给人痛苦的；苦恼的；折磨人的
In use
The afflictive heat of the desert made the hikers stop frequently.
Losing the championship was afflictive for the whole team.
She wrote a poem about the afflictive silence of an empty house.
afflictive + noun
afflictive 通常修饰抽象名词，如疾病、经历等。
He endured an afflictive illness.
他忍受了一场痛苦的疾病。
be afflictive
The situation was extremely afflictive.
情况极其折磨人。
be afflictive to someone
介词 to 引出承受痛苦的人。
The news was afflictive to the family.
这消息让全家人痛苦。
Common mistakes
He is afflictive after the accident.He is afflicted after the accident.
形容词 afflictive 通常修饰事物（如经历或疾病），表示“令人痛苦的”，而修饰人时应使用其过去分词形式 afflicted，表示“感到痛苦的”或“受折磨的”。
The afflictive of poverty is hard to bear.The affliction of poverty is hard to bear.
Afflictive 是形容词，不能用作名词。表示“痛苦、苦难”的名词形式是 affliction。
Connections
Confusing words
- affective
- 情感的，与情感有关的 · 发音和拼写相似，但意思完全不同：affect 与感情相关，而 afflict 与痛苦相关
- inflictive
- 施加痛苦的，造成痛苦的 · 拼写相近且意思有交集，但 inflictive 强调主动施加痛苦，而 afflictive 强调经历痛苦
Learner notes
Grammar Note
通常用于描述令人痛苦的事物或经历
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.