impunity
英 [?m'pju?n?t?]
美[?m'pjun?ti]
- n. 不受懲罰；無(wú)患；[法] 免罰
GRE低頻詞暢通詞匯
助記提示
1、im- "not" + pun- + -ity.
中文詞源
impunity 免于懲罰
im-,不，非，-pun,懲罰，詞源同punish.即不處罰的，引申詞義免于懲罰。
英文詞源
- impunity (n.)
- 1530s, from Middle French impunité (14c.) and directly from Latin impunitatem (nominative impunitas) "freedom from punishment, omission of punishment," also "rashness, inconsideration," from impunis "unpunished, without punishment," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + poena "punishment" (see penal).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Mr Cook said future aggressors would be able to act with impunity if the objectives of the UN weren't met.
- 庫(kù)克先生說(shuō)如果聯(lián)合國(guó)的目標(biāo)無(wú)法達(dá)成，那么將來(lái)的侵略者就可能會(huì)逃脫懲罰。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. These gangs operate with apparent impunity.
- 這些團(tuán)伙明目張膽地活動(dòng)，卻不受任何懲罰。
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 3. A ten - thousand - year fit of bad temper, the island ignores with impunity.
- 小島在這種暴戾中安然無(wú)恙, 它習(xí)慣了,完全不加以理睬.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 4. He suffered his subjects to neglect the laws with impunity.
- 人們要是犯了法,他也不去懲辦.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 5. If laws are not enforced, crimes are committed with impunity.
- 如果法律不能實(shí)施, 人們就會(huì)犯罪而不受懲罰.
來(lái)自辭典例句