punitive

pronunciation

UK [ˈpju:nətɪv]word uk audio image

US [ˈpjunɪtɪv] word us audio image

  • adj.
    处罚的,惩罚性的
    令人受苦的

Word Origin

punitive 惩罚的,刑罚的

来自拉丁语punire,惩罚,处罚,纠正,来自 poena,处罚,罚金,词源同pain,penal.-itive,形容词后缀。

Example

1. Still , he reckoned , less punitive approaches to drug users are gaining acceptance .
然而,他认为,对吸毒者减少惩罚的做法正在得到越来越多的认可。
2. She is applying a clear , but not overly punitive consequence for the behavior and providing an opportunity for the child to try again tomorrow and succeed .
对于孩子的行为,她给出了一个明确而又不过分惩罚的后果,同时还给孩子提供明天继续尝试的机会。
3. This is required to limit the problem of " moral hazard " but should not amount to an unduly punitive sanction as at the moment .
这是约束“道德风险”问题的必要举措,但它不应是现在这种过于苛刻的制裁。
4. And my main grouse against the us " republican right " is that it gives competitive capitalism a bad name by associating it with religious intolerance , a chauvinistic foreign policy and a punitive tendency .
我对美国“共和党右派”的主要不满在于,它将自由竞争资本主义与宗教不容忍、外交政策中的沙文主义以及严厉苛刻的倾向混为一谈,这玷污了它的名声。

more: >如何使用 "punitive" 造句