[mass noun]the action of inflicting something unpleasant or painful on someone or something 施加 the repeated infliction of pain. 不断施加痛苦。 ■[count noun](informal, dated)a nuisance (非正式,旧)讨厌的人(或东西) what an infliction he must be!. 他必定是个十分讨厌的人!。
语源
mid 16th cent.: from late Latin inflictio(n-), from the verb infligere (see inflict)