persecution
n. （尤指因种族、宗教或政治信仰而进行的）迫害，残害；烦扰
复数 persecutions
例句
It is the memory and threat of persecution that binds them together.
是受迫害的记忆和威胁将他们紧紧联系在一起。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
Yet, as often as not, they find themselves the target of persecution rather than praise.
然而，他们往往发现自己是迫害对象，而不是表扬对象。
Tom had become indifferent to persecution by this time.
这时，汤姆已经对和这跟迫害差不多的治疗麻木不仁。
