punishment
翻译
惩罚, 处罚
例句
The punishment for the crime was severe.
对这项罪行的惩罚是严厉的。
He had to clean his room as punishment.
他必须打扫自己的房间作为惩罚。
语法模式
((for sth.)) 对（某事）的惩罚 The punishment for the crime was severe.
作为惩罚 as a penalty He had to clean his room as punishment.
近义词
同义词: penalty, sanction; 反义词: reward, prize
词源
来自“punish”（惩罚）这个动词，加上构成名词的后缀“-ment”，表示行为的结果。
记忆技巧
后缀“-ment”常将动词变为名词，如“achieve” -> “achievement”。因此，“punish”（动作）变成了“punishment”（结果）。