“迫害”常见的英文表达有 persecute、oppress 或 maltreat，具体使用哪个词取决于语境和表达重点：
1、 persecute
含义：因宗教、政治信仰、种族等原因，对某人或某群体进行长期、系统的伤害或骚扰。
例句：
They were persecuted for their religious beliefs.（他们因宗教信仰而受到迫害。）
Minorities often face persecution in this region.（该地区的少数民族经常面临迫害。）
2、 oppress
含义：通过权力或暴力压制他人，剥夺其自由或权利，通常用于描述系统性的压迫。
例句：
The government oppresses political dissidents.（政府打压政治异议者。）
Citizens have long suffered under oppressive regimes.（公民长期遭受专制政权的压迫。）
3、 maltreat
含义：粗暴、不公正地对待某人，常用于描述身体或情感上的虐待。
例句：
The prisoner claimed to have been maltreated by the guards.（囚犯声称遭到狱警虐待。）
Children in orphanages were sometimes maltreated.（孤儿院中的孩子有时会受到虐待。）
选择建议：若强调因信仰、身份等原因的系统性伤害，用 persecute。
若强调权力或暴力的压制，用 oppress。
若描述具体行为（如虐待），用 maltreat。
例句对比：The Jews were persecuted during the Holocaust.（大屠杀期间，犹太人遭到迫害。）
The dictator oppressed his people for decades.（独裁者统治其人民数十年。）
The elderly man was maltreated by his caregivers.（老人遭到护理人员的虐待。）