banishment
UK/'bænɪʃmənt/US/'bæniʃmәnt/
B2
Definitions
n.
The act of forcing someone to leave a country or place as a punishment; exile
流放；放逐
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedbanishbar, barrier; ban, prohibition
+
-mentsomewhat, resembling
=banishment
banish (to ban someone out, expel by official decree) + -ment (the act or state). The bar/ban root here is the figurative one: a bannum was an official command, so to banish is to command someone out — banishment is the resulting exile.
Example Sentences
- 1.
The king ordered the banishment of his rival to a distant island.
- 2.
Banishment was once a common punishment for political enemies.