Word · Frequency #18918
impunity
免罚；不受惩罚
exemption from punishment or loss
- 1.
Exemption from punishment.
免于惩罚
- 2.
exemption from punishment or loss
免受惩罚
- 3.
Freedom from punishment or retribution; security from any reprisal or injurious consequences of an action, behaviour etc.
不受惩罚或报复的自由；行为免于任何报复或伤害后果
免于惩罚；免受惩罚；不受惩罚或报复的自由；行为免于任何报复或伤害后果；不受惩罚；无事
In use
The corrupt official acted with impunity for years before anyone investigated him.
Athletes who break the rules cannot be allowed to cheat with impunity.
The company dumped waste into the river with impunity because nobody enforced the law.
with impunity
with impunity 是固定短语，常放在句末或动词后，表示‘不受惩罚地’；这是 impunity 最常见的用法。
He broke the rules with impunity.
他违反规则却未受惩罚。
impunity for sth
impunity for... 表示‘对……的免罚/不追究’，for 后接罪行、行为或应被追责的人。
The policy has led to impunity for police violence.
这一政策导致警察暴力行为不受惩罚。
impunity from sth
impunity from... 表示‘免于……的惩罚’，from 后接 prosecution、punishment 等抽象名词，常见于法律语境。
Connections
Collocations
- with impunity
- 不受惩罚地，逍遥法外
- The corrupt officials acted with impunity for years.这些腐败官员多年来为所欲为，不受惩罚。
- act with impunity
- 肆无忌惮地行事，不受惩罚
- Bullies cannot act with impunity in this school.在这所学校，霸凌者不能不受惩罚地横行。
- enjoy impunity
- 享有免罚特权，不受追究
- Some of the worst offenders continue to enjoy impunity.一些最恶劣的罪犯仍然逍遥法外。
- impunity for crimes
- 对罪行的免罚，有罪不罚
- The court's decision ensures impunity for war crimes.法院的裁决确保战争罪行不受惩罚。
- impunity from prosecution
- 免于起诉
- Diplomats often have impunity from prosecution.外交官通常享有免于起诉的特权。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：im-（不）+ punish（惩罚）的 pun- → 不受惩罚。想象犯错后像免疫一样避开惩罚，逍遥法外。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：legal documents、political commentary、news reporting impunity 是较正式的词，通常出现在法律、政治或新闻评论等书面语境，意思是“免于惩罚”或“不受追究”。与 with 搭配（with impunity）时表示“不受惩罚地”，也比较常见于这类文体。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Rhymes with unity and disunity: the stressed vowel plus the ending is /juːnɪti/ (or /uːnɪti/). Be careful with spelling lookalikes: community and immunity end in /mjuːnəti/, opportunity ends in /tuːnəti/ (or /tjuːnəti/), and punitive has first-syllable stress and ends in /pjuːnɪtɪv/. None of these rhyme with impunity as pronounced here.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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