penalty

中文意思

• n. 處罰，刑罰
• n. 罰款，違約金
• n. 不利結果
• n. 十二碼罰球

英文解釋

• n. a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
• n. the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition
• n. (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game

詞形變化

複數

penalties

例句

1. n. 處罰，刑罰

   The maximum penalty for shoplifting in this region is six months in prison.

   在該地區，順手牽羊的最高刑罰是六個月的有期徒刑。

2. n. 罰款，違約金

   If you cancel the contract before the end of the year, you will have to pay a heavy penalty.

   如果你在年底前解約，就必須支付一筆昂貴的違約金。

3. n. 不利結果

   Feeling exhausted all the time is often the physical penalty of working late every night.

   總是感到精疲力竭，往往是每天熬夜加班所帶來的身體不利結果。

4. n. 十二碼罰球

   The referee awarded a penalty to the home team after a foul inside the dangerous area.

   在禁區內發生犯規後，裁判判給主隊一次十二碼罰球。