punish: [14] Latin pūnīre ‘punish’ was derived from the noun poena ‘penalty, punishment’ (source of English pain). It passed into Old French as punir, whose stem puniss- gave English punish. A derivative of pūnīre was pūnitīvus ‘inflicting punishment’, which has given English punitive [17]. => pain
punish (v.)
c. 1300, from Old French puniss-, extended present participle stem of punir "to punish," from Latin punire "punish, correct, chastise; take vengeance for; inflict a penalty on, cause pain for some offense," earlier poenire, from poena "penalty, punishment" (see penal). Colloquial meaning "to inflict heavy damage or loss" is first recorded 1801, originally in boxing. Related: Punished; punishing.
雙語例句
1. Current employment laws will be changed to reward effort and punish laziness.
現行雇傭法要變，要獎勤罰懶。
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2. I don't believe that George ever had to punish the children.
我認為喬治根本沒有必要處罰孩子們。
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3. Don't punish your child for being honest.
不要因為你的孩子說了實話而處罰他。
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4. His father meted out punish-ment with a slipper.
他父親用一隻拖鞋進行懲罰。
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5. I'm just watching for a chance to punish him in return!