这两个名词都含“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。
词根词缀法
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
重要短语
death penalty死刑
penalty function罚函数;[数]补偿函数
penalty for罚金;对…的处罚
administrative penalty行政处罚
They were denied an obvious penalty before the midway point of the first half.
在上半场前半段,他们明显应得到一个点球,裁判却没有判。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Thirteen people have been charged with treason — an offence which can carry the death penalty.
13人被控犯有叛国罪——一种可处死刑的罪行。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》A penalty by Thierry Lacroix broke the deadlock in the dying minutes of the game.
蒂里·拉克鲁瓦的点球在比赛结束前的最后时刻打破了僵局。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》The prosecutors have warned they will seek the death penalty.
检控方律师已警告说他们会努力争取判处死刑。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》If convicted for murder, both youngsters could face the death penalty.
如果谋杀罪名成立,这两个年轻人都可能会被判处死刑。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Supporters of the death penalty argue that it would deter criminals from carrying guns.
死刑的支持者认为它能阻吓罪犯携带枪支。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》The House of Commons has overwhelmingly rejected demands to bring back the death penalty for murder.
下议院以绝对多数否决了对谋杀罪恢复死刑的要求。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》The House of Commons is to debate once again whether to bring back the death penalty.
下议院将再次就是否恢复死刑展开辩论。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》我不能赞同写信人所称恢复死刑就是侵犯人权的说法。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》There have now been 139 executions since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.
自1976年恢复死刑以来共有139人被处决。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Zidane completed the rout with a low shot from the edge of the penalty area.
齐达内在罚球区边缘的一记低射将对手彻底击败。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Defenders of the death penalty clearly regard it as the ultimate deterrent.
支持死刑的人显然认为死刑是最具威慑力的刑罚.
来源:《简明英汉词典》If you knock the ball with your hand in football, you will suffer a penalty.
如果在踢足球时你用手碰到球, 你将受到处罚.
来源:《简明英汉词典》The House of Commons has overwhelmingly rejected calls to bring back the death penalty for murder.
下议院以压倒性的多数驳回了对谋杀罪恢复死刑判决的呼吁。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Amnesty International opposes the death penalty as a violation of the right to life.
国际特赦组织反对死刑,称其违背了生命权。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》The Government of Jamaica consider it imprudent to abolish the death penalty.
牙买加政府认为废除死刑是轻率之举。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》德里克·福克斯在上半场的罚球使费瑟斯通队领先,但是圣徒队很快进行了反击。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》It's a penalty of us being girls — sons have an easy time.
这是我们身为女孩的弊端——男孩子们过得轻松。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》The home side drew first blood with a penalty from Murray Strang.
主场球队依靠默里·斯特朗的罚球而旗开得胜。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
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