punitive measures

/ˈpjuːnətɪv ˈmeʒərz/· noun phrase

政治/外交/军事B2

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Chinese meaning

惩chéng罚fá性xìng措cuò施shī

带dài惩chéng罚fá性xìng质zhì的de举jǔ措cuò

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美měi国guó对duì伊yī朗lǎng实shí施shī的de制zhì裁cái类lèi惩chéng罚fá举jǔ措cuò

Example

After decades of punitive measures on Tehran by the United States and its allies, experts said, it is unlikely the Trump administration's new sanctions will yield concessions.

专zhuān家jiā表biǎo示shì,在zài美měi国guó及jí其qí盟méng友yǒu对duì德dé黑hēi兰lán实shí施shī数shù十shí年nián惩chéng罚fá性xìng措cuò施shī之zhī后hòu,特tè朗lǎng普pǔ政zhèng府fǔ的de新xīn制zhì裁cái不bù太tài可kě能néng换huàn来lái让ràng步bù。

Source: The Washington Post · 31 Aug 2026

Background ✎

特tè朗lǎng普pǔ政zhèng府fǔ对duì伊yī朗lǎng追zhuī加jiā新xīn一yī轮lún制zhì裁cái,专zhuān家jiā认rèn为wéi数shù十shí年nián惩chéng罚fá性xìng措cuò施shī难nán迫pò使shǐ德dé黑hēi兰lán让ràng步bù

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁 poena(惩罚)+ -ive 后缀

punit-(拉丁 punire 惩罚,源自 poena)+ -ive(形容词后缀)+ measures(举措)

Collocations

impose punitive measures / punitive tariffs / punitive damages

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