| 单词 | punitive |
| 释义 | punitive[ pyoo-ni-tiv ] / ˈpyu nɪ tɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR punitive ON THESAURUS.COM adjectiveserving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment: punitive laws; punitive action. Also pu·ni·to·ry [pyoo-ni-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]. /ˈpyu nɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/. Origin of punitive1615–25; <Medieval Latin pūnītīvus of punishment, equivalent to Latin pūnīt(us) (past participle of pūnīre to punish) + -īvus-ive OTHER WORDS FROM punitiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH punitivepenal, penological, punitiveDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for punitivepunitive less commonly punitory (ˈpjuːnɪtərɪ, -trɪ)/ (ˈpjuːnɪtɪv) / adjectiverelating to, involving, or with the intention of inflicting punishmenta punitive expedition Derived forms of punitivepunitively, adverbpunitiveness, nounWord Origin for punitiveC17: from Medieval Latin pūnītīvus concerning punishment, from Latin pūnīre to punish Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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