释义 |
penalBrE /ˈpiːnl/NAmE /ˈpiːnl/ adjective [usually before noun] connected with or used for punishment, especially by law 惩罚的;刑罚的◆penal reforms 刑罚改革◆the penal system 刑罚制度◆Criminals could at one time be sentenced to penal servitude (= prison with hard physical work). 曾经有个时期,罪犯可以被判服劳役刑。◆a penal colony (= a place where criminals were sent as a punishment in the past) 罪犯流放地that can be punished by law 应受刑罚的◆a penal offence 刑事犯罪very severe 严重的;严厉的◆penal rates of interest 很重的利率 |