名詞 ordeal:

1. a severe or trying experience
2. a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence
   同義詞：trial by ordeal

1. A faith that carried them through the ordeal.
   此信念支持他們通過嚴格的考驗
2. The hostages emerged from their ordeal unscathed.
   人質(zhì)經(jīng)受磨難而平安生還。
3. She maintained her equanimity throughout her long ordeal.
   她在長期的苦難中心情一直都很平靜。
4. His courage was severely tried by his ordeal.
   他的勇氣在艱難困苦中經(jīng)受了嚴峻的考驗。

or.deal

n.（名詞）
A difficult or painful experience, especially one that severely tests character or endurance.See Synonyms at trial
考驗：一種困難或痛苦的體驗，尤指那種考驗性格或忍耐力的參見 trial
A method of trial in which the accused was subjected to physically painful or dangerous tests, the result being regarded as a divine judgment of guilt or innocence.
神判法：讓被控訴的人接受痛苦或危險的考驗的一種審判方法，結(jié)果被視為神對其是否有罪或清白的審定

來源：
Alteration influenced by deal
受 deal的影響
of Middle English ordal [trial by ordeal]
中古英語 ordal的變化 [以神判方式進行的審判]
from Old English ord3l * see dail-
源自 古英語 ord3l *參見 dail-