punitive
柯林斯詞典
1. ADJ Punitive actions are intended to punish people. 懲罰性的[正式]
...a punitive bombing raid. …一場懲罰性的空襲。
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punitive /?pju?n?t?v/
劍橋詞典
- law formal or specialized
intended as a punishment
懲罰性的
punitive action 懲罰措施
The UN has imposed punitive sanctions on the invading country . 聯(lián)合國對侵略國實(shí)施了懲罰性制裁。
She is suing the newspaper for $5 million punitive damages , claiming they knew the article about her was untrue . 她聲稱這家報紙知道有關(guān)她的那篇文章不屬實(shí)，對報社進(jìn)行了起訴，要求其支付500萬美元的懲罰性損害賠償。
used to describe costs that are so high they are difficult to pay
（費(fèi)用）過高的，苛刻的，嚴(yán)厲的
The president has threatened to impose punitive import duties /tariffs on a variety of foreign goods . 總統(tǒng)已威脅說要對一批外國貨物征收高額進(jìn)口稅。 返回 punitive