punishment
英 ['p?n??m(?)nt]
美['p?n??m?nt]
- n. 懲罰；嚴厲對待，虐待
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詞態變化
復數:?punishments;
助記提示
1、pun- + -ish + -ment.
英文詞源
- punishment (n.)
- late 14c., from Anglo-French punisement (late 13c.), Old French punissement, from punir (see punish). Meaning "rough handling" is from 1811.
雙語例句
- 1. Punishment cannot be discussed in isolation from social theory.
- 不能脫離社會理論孤立地討論懲罰。
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- 2. They seriously believe that capital punishment is a deterrent.
- 他們真的相信死刑具有威懾作用。
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- 3. During that time there have been repeated attempts to reintroduce capital punishment.
- 在那段時期不斷有人試圖恢復死刑。
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- 4. The case of Harris has sharpened the debate over capital punishment.
- 哈里斯案激化了人們對死刑的爭論。
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- 5. "Make the punishment fit the crime." How neat and tidy it sounded.
- “罪罰相當”，這聽起來多么簡潔。
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