punishment
英 ['pʌnɪʃm(ə)nt] 美 ['pʌnɪʃmənt]
| 近义词 | penance 、 reckoning 、 correction 、 comeuppance 、 castigation 、 judgment 、 action 、 due 、 rod 、 dessert 、 payment 、 retribution 、 fine 、 penalty 、 discipline 、 disciplinary 、 reward 、 reparation 、 chastisement 、 just 、 the 、 critic | ||
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- n. 惩罚;严厉对待,虐待
词态变化
复数: punishments;
助记提示
1、pun- + -ish + -ment.
英文词源
- punishment (n.)
- late 14c., from Anglo-French punisement (late 13c.), Old French punissement, from punir (see punish). Meaning "rough handling" is from 1811.
双语例句
- 1. Punishment cannot be discussed in isolation from social theory.
- 不能脱离社会理论孤立地讨论惩罚。
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- 2. They seriously believe that capital punishment is a deterrent.
- 他们真的相信死刑具有威慑作用。
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- 3. During that time there have been repeated attempts to reintroduce capital punishment.
- 在那段时期不断有人试图恢复死刑。
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- 4. The case of Harris has sharpened the debate over capital punishment.
- 哈里斯案激化了人们对死刑的争论。
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- 5. "Make the punishment fit the crime." How neat and tidy it sounded.
- “罪罚相当”,这听起来多么简洁。
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