Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #2298
penalty
处罚；惩罚；刑罚
A punishment imposed for breaking a law, rule, or procedure.
- 1.
A legal sentence.
法律判决。
- 2.
the act of punishing
惩罚行为
- 3.
A punishment for violating rules of procedure.
违反程序规则的惩罚。
- 4.
a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
违约金
- 5.
A payment forfeited for an early withdrawal from an account or an investment.
提前从账户或投资中提取资金而丧失的款项。
- 6.
the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition
行动或状况的不利或痛苦后果
- 7.
In sports:
在体育运动中:
- 8.
A disadvantageous consequence of a previous event.
先前事件造成的不利后果。
罚金；违约金；罚款；（体育）处罚；罚球；点球；不利后果；代价；法律判决。；惩罚行为
In use
He received a penalty for parking in a no-parking zone.
The team was awarded a penalty kick after the foul.
There is a penalty for early withdrawal from the savings account.
neglected his health and paid the penalty
penalty for sth/doing sth
The penalty for speeding is a fine.
超速的罚款是罚款。
impose a penalty
The court imposed a severe penalty on the defendant.
法院对被告施加了严厉的惩罚。
pay the penalty
Connections
Collocations
- death penalty
- 死刑
- The government abolished the death penalty.政府废除了死刑。
- penalty kick
- 点球
- The referee awarded a penalty kick.裁判判罚了一个点球。
- penalty clause
- 惩罚条款
- The contract includes a penalty clause for late payment.合同包含延迟付款的惩罚条款。
- severe penalty
- 严厉惩罚
- He faced a severe penalty for his crime.他因罪行面临严厉惩罚。
- penalty area
- 罚球区
- The foul occurred inside the penalty area.犯规发生在罚球区内。
- late penalty
- 滞纳金
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想足球点球（penalty kick），'pen' 如笔记录受罚损失。
Context & Register
（名词）该词多用于法律、体育和合同语境，通常表示因违规或违约而受到的处罚或不利后果。在法律和正式合同中较为正式，在体育比赛等场景中较为中性。语境包括：法律处罚、体育犯规惩罚、合同违约金等。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling ending '-alty' but have different stressed vowels. Only 'loyalty' and 'royalty' rhyme with each other (/ɔɪ/). Use for spelling comparison.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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