Impunity
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- n. 免除惩罚
- ［英］ n. 免除惩罚 ( exemption from punishment)
- ［记］ im ( 不) +pun ( 罚) +ity -> 不罚
- ［同］ 同根词: punitive ( 惩罚性的)
- ［例］ Students should not be allowed to cheat on exams with impunity.
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
noun
- Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French impunité, from Latin impunitat-, impunitas, from impune without punishment, from in- + poena punishment — more at pain
- Date: 1532
- exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss <laws were flouted with impunity>
