punitively
🇬🇧 UK/'pju:nətivli/🇺🇸 US/'pju:nətivli/
C2
Definitions
adv.
In a punitive or severely penalizing manner.
惩罚性地;严厉地
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.punitively taxed被课以重税
- 2.punitively sentenced被严厉判刑
- 3.[punitively harsh][严苛惩处]
- 4.punitively fined被处以重罚
Example Sentences
- 1.
The offenders were punitively sentenced to serve the maximum term allowed by law.
- 2.
Some economists warned that taxing corporations punitively could drive businesses overseas.