great trouble, difficulty or mental pain 忧患;苦难;磨难;痛苦 the tribulations of modern life 现代生活的苦恼 the trials and tribulations of running a business 经营企业的考验和磨炼
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin tribulatio(n-), from Latin tribulare ‘press, oppress’, from tribulum ‘threshing board (constructed of sharp points)’, based on terere ‘rub’.