punishment

'pʌniʃmәnt

高考四级六级 Collins 2

n. the act of punishing

n. 处罚, 刑罚, 惩罚
[法] 罚, 处罚, 刑罚

Collins 星级

Oxford 级别

3,031

BNC 频率

3,110

使用频率

punishment 由词根 punish（惩罚）和名词后缀 -ment（表示动作或状态）组成，整体意思是“惩罚的状态或行为”。

例句

1. The teacher gave him a punishment for being late to class.

老师因为他上课迟到而惩罚了他。

2. She learned that punishment is not always the best way to teach a lesson.

她明白惩罚并不总是教训的最佳方式。

3. The judge decided on a fair punishment for the crime.

法官为这个罪行决定了一个公正的惩罚。