"pertaining to punishment," mid-15c., from Old French peinal (12c., Modern French pénal) and directly from Medieval Latin penalis, from Latin poenalis "pertaining to punishment," from poena "punishment," from Greek poine "blood-money, fine, penalty, punishment," from PIE *kwoina, from root *kwei- "to pay, atone, compensate" (cognates: Greek time "price, worth, honor, esteem, respect," tinein "to pay a price, punish, take vengeance;" Sanskrit cinoti "observes, notes;" Avestan kaena "punishment, vengeance;" Old Church Slavonic cena "honor, price;" Lithuanian kaina "value, price").
雙語例句
1. the penal system
刑罰制度
來自《權威詞典》
2. Parliament may legislate on any matter of penal law.
議會可以對刑事法律的任何事項立法.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. The punishments for robbery and murder are prescribed in the penal code.
對搶劫和兇殺的懲罰在刑法中有明文規(guī)定.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. He visited various penal institutions in the United Kingdom in the late 1930s.
20世紀30年代末他探訪了英國各種各樣的服刑機構。
來自柯林斯例句
5. After his experience in jail , he has a pretty jaundiced view of the penal system.