"a slap on the wrist" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 輕微的懲罰

Definition

一種非常輕微、不嚴重的處罰或警告，特別是與所犯的過錯相比時。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式用語，常用於批評處罰太輕。常見於法律、學校或工作場合。不是字面意思—這是一個成語。

Examples

The student got a slap on the wrist for cheating on the test.

學生因考試作弊只受到**輕微的懲罰**。

He broke the rules but only got a slap on the wrist.

他違反了規則，但只受到**輕微的懲罰**。

The company received a slap on the wrist for polluting the river.

公司因污染河流只受到**輕微的懲罰**。

After stealing, he basically got a slap on the wrist—just a warning and nothing more.

偷竊後，他基本上只被給了**輕微的警告**，沒有其他懲罰。

Many people think corrupt politicians just get a slap on the wrist instead of real punishment.

許多人認為腐敗的政治人物只會受到**輕微的懲罰**，而沒有真正的懲處。

Getting only a slap on the wrist for something serious sends the wrong message to others.

對嚴重行為只給予**輕微的懲罰**會給他人傳遞錯誤的信息。