punishment
英 ['p?n??m(?)nt]
美['p?n??m?nt]
- n. 惩罚；严厉对待，虐待
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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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