Penalty
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- n. 刑罚, 处罚
- [类] exempt : liability / pardon : penalty ( 免除责任 / 解除处罚)
- [例] In this city, the penalty for speeding is a $50 fine.
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
noun (plural -ties)
- Etymology: Middle English penalte, from Middle French penalité, from Medieval Latin poenalitas, from Latin poenalis
- Date: 15th century
- 1. the suffering in person, rights, or property that is annexed by law or judicial decision to the commission of a crime or public offense
- 2. the suffering or the sum to be forfeited to which a person agrees to be subjected in case of nonfulfillment of stipulations
- 3.
- a. disadvantage, loss, or hardship due to some action
- b. a disadvantage (as loss of yardage, time, or possession of the ball or an addition to or subtraction from the score) imposed on a team or competitor for violation of the rules of a sport
- 4. points scored in bridge by the side that defeats the opposing contract — usually used in plural
- ? penalty adjective