banishment
UK/'bænɪʃmənt/US/'bæniʃmәnt/
B2
释义
n.
The act of forcing someone to leave a country or place as a punishment; exile
流放；放逐
词根拆分
词根派生banish横木，栅栏，障碍；禁令，禁止
+
-ment有些，类似
=banishment
banish（以官方命令将人逐出）+ -ment（行为或状态）。这里 bar/ban 根取比喻义：bannum 是官方命令，banish 即以命令将人逐出——banishment 就是由此造成的流放。
例句
- 1.
The king ordered the banishment of his rival to a distant island.
国王下令将对手流放到遥远的岛屿。
- 2.
Banishment was once a common punishment for political enemies.
流放曾是惩处政敌的常见手段。