“地狱的”常见英文表达是 hellish,读音:英 [ˈhelɪʃ];美 [ˈhelɪʃ] 。它主要用作形容词,有“地狱般的;极坏的;讨厌的”等含义,可用于描述与地狱相关联的恶劣、痛苦或令人不快的情境、环境等。例如:
The soldiers endured hellish conditions during the war.(士兵们在战争期间忍受着地狱般的条件。)
We had a hellish journey because of the heavy traffic.(由于交通拥堵,我们的旅途糟透了 。)