"slap on the wrist" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 轻微惩罚
• 象征性处罚

Definition

做错事后受到的轻微或象征性的惩罚，通常被认为不够严厉，不足以纠正行为。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于非正式用语，多用于批评处罚过轻，特别是在法律、学校或职场情境中。仅为比喻说法，并非真正的体罚动作。

Examples

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

学生因考试作弊只受到了一点**轻微惩罚**。

The company got a slap on the wrist for breaking the law.

公司违法只受到了**象征性处罚**。

He got a slap on the wrist instead of going to jail.

他没有坐牢，只受到了**轻微惩罚**。

Many people thought the penalty was just a slap on the wrist.

很多人认为处罚只是**象征性惩罚**。

After breaking the rules, all he got was a slap on the wrist.

他违反规定后，只受到了一个**轻微惩罚**。

It felt like a slap on the wrist considering how serious the mistake was.

考虑到错误的严重性，这次惩罚看起来只是**象征性的处罚**。