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双解例句
小知识
A penalty is a punishment or consequence for doing something wrong, such as having to pay a fee for not bringing your library book back when it was due.
In hockey, players who break the rules have to sit in “the penalty box.” Just like the penalty box punishes hockey players, all penalties are punishments for doing something wrong. Going to prison is the penalty for serious crimes. Detention is the penalty for misbehaving in school. Often, penalty applies to payments people have to make for breaking a financial contract of some kind.
实用短语
常用短语
单词用法
这两个名词均含“惩罚、处罚”之意。
punishment泛称,诸如法律、父母、老师以及神的施予的种种等。
penalty专指法律上的或体育运动比赛中的处罚。
penalty function罚函数;[数]补偿函数
penalty for罚金;对…的处罚
administrative penalty行政处罚
词根词缀
词根: pen
=penalty,表示”惩罚;痛苦”
adj.
penal 刑事的pen惩罚;痛苦+al……的→adj.刑事的
penitent 后悔的,忏悔的peni=pen惩罚;痛苦+t+ent表形容词→受惩罚后而后悔→后悔的
n.
penalty 处罚,刑罚,惩罚,罚金penal[adj.刑事的]+ty表名词→n.处罚,刑罚,惩罚,罚金
penance 自我惩罚pen惩罚;痛苦+ance表名词→n.自我惩罚
v.
penalize 置[某人]于不利地位,处罚penal[adj.刑事的]+ize表动词→v.置[某人]于不利地位,处罚
repent 悔悟,悔改re反+pen惩罚;痛苦+t→反过来惩罚[自己]→后悔
同义词辨析
这两个名词均含”惩罚,处罚”之意。
- punishment: 泛指各种惩罚,诸如法律、父母、老师以及神的惩罚等。
- penalty: 一般指法律上的惩罚或体育运动比赛中的处罚。
同义词
handicap / hindrance / difficulty / obstacle / disadvantage
sentence / chastening / correction / condemnation / imprisonment / discipline / payment / nemesis / castigation / penalty / punishment / chastisement / retribution
forfeiture / distress / damages / deprivation / loss / suffering / forfeit / fine