"punish" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 懲罰
• 處罰

Definition

因某人做錯事或違反規定而讓他承受後果。也可以表示對某人或某事進行嚴厲對待，像是在施加懲罰。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常見搭配有 'punish someone for something' 和 'punish someone by doing something'。它比 'tell off' 語氣更強、更正式。可用於父母、學校、法律、體育等語境，也可用於比喻，如 'The market punished the company' 表示市場因錯誤決定而嚴厲反應。

Examples

Teachers should not punish students for asking questions.

老師不應該因為學生提問而**懲罰**他們。

The law can punish people who steal.

法律可以**懲罰**偷竊的人。

He was punished for breaking the window.

他因為打破窗戶而受到了**懲罰**。

Don’t punish yourself for one bad day—just start again tomorrow.

別因為一天過得不好就**懲罰**自己，明天重新開始就好。

Fans will punish the team if they stop trying in the second half.

如果球隊下半場不再拚了，球迷會**懲罰**他們。

The market tends to punish companies that ignore customer complaints.

市場往往會**懲罰**那些無視客戶投訴的公司。