The Inquisition had tortured rich and poor alike.是什么意思？

The Inquisition had tortured rich and poor alike.

宗教法庭对西面里人不分贫富,统统严刑拷打.

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

inquisition

n. <正>调查，审讯；

例句
The Spanish Inquisition charged him with sinning against God and man...
西班牙宗教法庭指控他亵渎上帝和人类。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

tortured

v. 使痛苦( torture的过去式和过去分词 )，使苦恼，使焦急；

例句
He was tortured by an awareness of the equivocal nature of his position.
意识到自己的立场本身难以解释清楚，他备受折磨。

rich

adj. 富有的，肥沃的，丰富多彩的，油腻的；

例句
I married above myself — rich county people...
我高攀了一门亲事，是县里的富有人家。

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

poor

adj. 贫穷的，贫乏的，令人怜悯的，可怜的，匮乏的，低劣的；n. the poor 贫困者，穷人；

例句
I suppose the shock had addled his poor old brain.
我估摸这个打击已经把他那可怜的脑袋瓜搞糊涂了。

alike

adj. 同样的，相似的；adv. 同样地，两者都，同样地，类似于；

例句
Men and women alike have been constricted by traditional sexual roles.
男性和女性同样受到传统性别角色的束缚。