英语词汇“punishment”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

单词	punishment
释义	pun·ish·ment \ˈpənishmənt, -nēsh-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English punisshement, from Middle French punissement, from puniss- (stem of punir to punish) + -ment 1. : the act of punishing : the infliction of a penalty 2. a. : retributive suffering, pain, or loss : penalty < rewards and punishments serve as the incentives to learning — L.W.Doob > b. : a penalty inflicted by a court of justice on a convicted offender : a penalty for an offense and for reformation and prevention; broadly : any damage or pain inflicted on an offender through judicial procedure aiming at either prevention, retribution, or reformation — compare cruel and unusual punishment 3. : severe, rough, or disastrous treatment < the fighter had been subjected to heavy punishment in his losing bout — New York Times > < parts in your automobile take thousands of miles of punishment without becoming tired — Hot-Metal Magic > < the aggressor would receive terrific punishment which might well destroy the whole of his warmaking potential — A.P.Ryan >
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