"sanction" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 制裁
• 批准

Definition

“制裁”是指通常由政府施加的惩罚或限制；也可以指对某事的正式批准。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Sanction”有两种相反的意思：既可指惩罚，也可指批准。在国际或政治中多指“惩罚”，法律文书中常指“批准”。需根据上下文判断。

Examples

The government imposed a sanction on the company.

政府对这家公司实施了**制裁**。

The teacher gave her sanction to start the project.

老师给予了开始项目的**批准**。

Sanctions can hurt a country's economy.

**制裁**会损害一个国家的经济。

The proposal got official sanction from the board last night.

该提案昨晚获得董事会的正式**批准**。

He acted without sanction, so it wasn't allowed.

他未经**批准**就行动了，因此是不允许的。

The United Nations voted to place sanctions on the country.

联合国投票决定对该国实施**制裁**。