penal

英 ['piːnl] 美 ['piːnl]

• adj. 刑罚的；刑事的；严重的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. of or relating to punishment;

   "penal reform"
   "penal code"
   

2. serving as or designed to impose punishment;

   "penal servitude"
   

3. subject to punishment by law;

   "a penal offense"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. He underwent nineteen years of penal servitude for theft.
   他因犯了大窃案受过十九年的苦刑。
2. After his experience in jail, he has a pretty jaundiced view of the penal system.
   经历了牢狱生活之后，他对刑罚制度颇有成见。
3. Parliament may legislate on any matter of penal law.
   议会可以对刑事法律的任何事项立法。
4. Voluntary surrender is an important system of penal institution in criminal law of China.
   自首制度，是我国刑法中的一项重要刑罚制度。

经典引文

• Penal provisions intended for the better preservation of game.

  出自： H. J. Stephen

• Mandatory life sentences for murder would be abolished..under changes in penal law.

  出自：Independent

词汇搭配

• penal servitude 劳役拘禁
• penal code 刑法典
• penal colony (罪犯的)流放地...
• penal rate 极不利价格
• penal interest 违约利息
• penal section 刑罚条文部分...
• penal action 刑事的民事诉讼...
• penal sum [律]罚金
• penal sheath 阳茎鞘
• penal offence 侵人犯规
• penal law 刑法
• penal settlement 罪犯流放地

近反义词

【近义词】

• corrective 纠正的
• punitive 惩罚的
• punishing 艰难持久的
• disciplinary 训练的
• punishable 该罚的