penal

形容词 adj.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of or relating to punishment. not-comparable
    — penal servitude
  2. Subject to punishment; punishable. not-comparable
    — a penal offence
  3. Serving as a place of punishment. not-comparable
    — a penal colony
  4. Exorbitant. not-comparable
    — a penal rate of interest

词形变化

pænal alternative pænall alternative penall alternative pœnal alternative pœnall alternative

词源

From Old French peinal, from Medieval Latin penalis, from Latin poenalis, from poena (“punishment”), from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “punishment”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂.
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