penal

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托福 Collins 1

a. of or relating to punishment
s. serving as or designed to impose punishment
s. subject to punishment by law

a. 有关处罚的, 刑的, 刑罚的, 刑法上的, (课税)繁重的
[法] 刑事的, 刑法的, 受刑罚的

Collins 星级

7,321

BNC 频率

13,769

使用频率

penal 由词根 pen-（与惩罚相关）和后缀 -al（形容词后缀）构成，表示与惩罚或法律相关的意思。

例句

1. The penal system aims to rehabilitate offenders.

刑罚系统旨在改造罪犯。

2. She is studying penal law at the university.

她正在大学学习刑法。

3. The court issued a penal order for the suspect.

法院对嫌疑人发布了刑事命令。