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BNC: 3031 COCA: 3110

punishment

punishment /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/ noun
plural punishments
punishment
/ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/
noun
plural punishments
Learner's definition of PUNISHMENT
: the act of punishing someone or a way of punishing someone惩罚;处罚
[count]
[noncount]
see also capital punishment, corporal punishment
[noncount] : the state of being punished受罚
[noncount] : rough physical treatment粗暴对待
BNC: 3031 COCA: 3110

punishment

noun

pun·​ish·​ment ˈpə-nish-mənt How to pronounce punishment (audio)
1
: the act of punishing
2
a
: suffering, pain, or loss that serves as retribution
b
: a penalty inflicted on an offender through judicial procedure
3
: severe, rough, or disastrous treatment

Example Sentences

I took away my daughter's car keys as a punishment for her bad behavior. The punishments that the government has inflicted on the protesters are severe and unjust. The punishment for murder is life imprisonment. Some religions teach that wicked people will suffer eternal punishment in hell after they die.
Recent Examples on the Web For violating the ethics rule, the Senate's punishment for Clark on July 21 was to strip him of his committee chairman and vice chairman posts and block his eligibility for per diem and mileage reimbursement for the rest of this year. Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2022 Irina’s ultimate punishment is the removal of the illusion of her child’s innate goodness, where her Roma counterpart must endure the potential removal of her child. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 10 Sep. 2022 Pepper seemed to agree, but noted that the idea of just punishment required her to add something for the other counts that didn't involve a gun. Bruce Vielmetti, Journal Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 Closer examination suggested that the person had undergone an amputation and hadn’t lost the foot to an accident, punishment or animal attack, the researchers said. Dominique Mosbergen, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 When asked about any punishment the students would face, the spokeswoman said any disciplinary measures taken would be confidential, given the students’ ages. Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022 The firing has not quieted demands for others to face punishment. Paul J. Weber, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Sep. 2022 The firing hasn't quieted demands for others to face punishment. CBS News, 6 Sep. 2022 There’s no magic solution other than getting back to basics, reinforcement of principles and some post-practice punishment. oregonlive, 6 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of punishment was in the 15th century
BNC: 3031 COCA: 3110
punishment

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + PUNISHMENT | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEcruel, harsh, heavy, severe殘酷的懲罰;嚴厲的懲罰unusual異乎尋常的懲罰the constitutional prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment憲法對殘酷與異常懲罰手段的禁止appropriate, fitting適當的處罰capital死刑corporal, physical體罰collective集體懲罰VERB + PUNISHMENTadminister, dish out (informal) , dole out
(informal) , hand out, impose, inflict, mete out施加懲罰;給予懲罰It is unlawful for a teacher to inflict corporal punishment on students.教師對學生進行體罰是違法的。Harsh punishment is expected to be meted out to the murderer.人們期望對兇手予以嚴懲。face, receive, suffer面對/受到/遭受懲罰accept, take接受懲罰Take your punishment like a man.像男子漢那樣接受對你的懲罰。avoid, escape逃避懲罰deserve應受懲罰PREPOSITIONas punishment (for)作為(對⋯的)懲罰He had his privileges withdrawn as punishment for fighting with another prisoner.作為對與另一名犯人打架的懲罰,他被取消了特別待遇。punishment for因⋯的處罰Punishments for killing the king's deer were severe.殺害國王的鹿將受到嚴厲懲罰。PHRASEScrime and punishment犯罪與刑法the sociology of crime and punishment犯罪與刑法社會學the punishment fits the crime與罪行相稱的懲罰The victim's family do not believe that this punishment fits the crime.受害者的家人認為這一懲罰與他所犯的罪行不相稱。reward and punishment獎勵與處罰They use a system of reward and punishment to discipline their children.他們用一套獎懲制度來管教孩子。

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