punishment
UK/'pʌnɪʃm(ə)nt/US/'pʌniʃmәnt/
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Definitions
n.
A penalty imposed for an offense or wrongdoing.
惩罚，处罚，刑罚。
n.
The act of punishing.
施加惩罚（这一行为）。
n.
(informal) Rough or damaging treatment that something endures: the engine took a lot of punishment.
（非正式）（物体承受的）损耗、折腾：这台发动机经受了很大磨损。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedpunishpunish, penalty, pain
+
-mentsomewhat, resembling
=punishment
punish + -ment (act, result) = the act of punishing, or the penalty itself. The most common everyday noun of the pūnīre branch.
Common Collocations
- 1.capital punishment死刑
- 2.corporal punishment体罚
- 3.impose a punishment施以惩罚
- 4.severe punishment严厉惩罚
Example Sentences
- 1.
The punishment should fit the crime.
- 2.
Capital punishment has been abolished in most of Europe.
- 3.
Those old boots have taken a lot of punishment.