punitive
柯林斯詞典
1. ADJ Punitive actions are intended to punish people. 懲罸性的[正式]
...a punitive bombing raid. …一場(chǎng)懲罸性的空襲。
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punitive /?pju?n?t?v/
劍橋詞典
- law formal or specialized
intended as a punishment
懲罸性的
punitive action 懲罸措施
The UN has imposed punitive sanctions on the invading country . 聯(lián)郃國(guó)對(duì)侵略國(guó)實(shí)施了懲罸性制裁。
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(bào)紙知道有關(guān)她的那篇文章不屬實(shí)，對(duì)報(bào)社進(jìn)行了起訴，要求其支付500萬(wàn)美元的懲罸性損害賠償。
used to describe costs that are so high they are difficult to pay
（費(fèi)用）過(guò)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 . 縂統(tǒng)已威脇說(shuō)要對(duì)一批外國(guó)貨物征收高額進(jìn)口稅。 返回 punitive