punishment

 

詞意辨析：

punishment, penalty

這兩個名詞均含“懲罰、處罰”之意。
punishment: 泛稱，諸如法律、父母、老師以及神的施予的種種等。
penalty: 專指法律上的或體育運動比賽中的處罰。

相關對話：

1. Punishment seemed to make no impression on the child.
   懲罰對這孩子似乎沒什麼效果。
2. A teacher should not give students corporal punishment.
   老師不應該體罰學生。
3. The punishment was too harsh for him.
   這種懲罰對他來說太嚴厲了。
4. The boy avoided punishment by running away.
   那個男孩逃跑來逃避懲罰。
5. The punishment inflicted on them was too mild.
   他們受的懲罰太輕。
6. The engine can withstand a great deal of punishment.
   這台發動機堅固耐用。

英文解釋：

名詞 punishment:

1. the act of punishing
   同義詞：penalty, penalization, penalisation