penal
美音:[´pi:nəl
]
英音:[´pi:nəl
]
adj.刑事的
难易程度:
penal为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
副词:penally
词根
pen,pun＝to punish（处罚）
近义词, 同义词
penal
/'pi:nl; `pinl/
adj [esp attrib 尤作定语]
1 of, relating to or used for punishment, esp by law （有关或用作）处罚的, （尤指）刑罚的
*penal laws, reforms 刑法、刑法改革
* a `penal colony/settlement, ie a place where criminals are sent as a punishment 罪犯流放地
* penal taxation, ie taxation which is so heavy that it seems like a punishment 繁重的课税（重如惩罚）.
2 punishable by law 应受刑罚的
*a penal offence 刑事罪.
adj [esp attrib 尤作定语]
1 of, relating to or used for punishment, esp by law （有关或用作）处罚的, （尤指）刑罚的
*penal laws, reforms 刑法、刑法改革
* a `penal colony/settlement, ie a place where criminals are sent as a punishment 罪犯流放地
* penal taxation, ie taxation which is so heavy that it seems like a punishment 繁重的课税（重如惩罚）.
2 punishable by law 应受刑罚的
*a penal offence 刑事罪.
penal
adj
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French;Origin: pénal, from Latin poenalis, from poena 'punishment']
[only before noun]
relating to the legal punishment of criminals, especially in prisons
the penal system
penal colony/settlement
(=a special area of land where prisoners are kept)
penal servitude
law when someone is punished by being kept in prison and made to do hard physical work
BrE very severe
penal rates of interest
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French;Origin: pénal, from Latin poenalis, from poena 'punishment']
[only before noun]
relating to the legal punishment of criminals, especially in prisons
the penal system
penal colony/settlement
(=a special area of land where prisoners are kept)
penal servitude
law when someone is punished by being kept in prison and made to do hard physical work
BrE very severe
penal rates of interest
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