Word · Frequency #4228
sanctions
制裁；处罚
sanctions is the plural of sanction.
a penalty, punishment, or coercive measure intended to ensure compliance, especially one adopted by nations or an international body
作“制裁”解时通常用复数形式。
- 1.
An approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid.
权威机构的批准,通常使某事有效
- 2.
A penalty, punishment, or some coercive measure, intended to ensure compliance; especially one adopted by several nations, or by an international body.
旨在确保遵守的惩罚、处罚或某种强制措施,尤其是由多个国家或国际机构采用的
- 3.
A law, treaty, or contract, or a clause within a law, treaty, or contract, specifying any of the above.
法律、条约或合同,或其中规定上述内容的条款
批准；认可；许可；（规定批准或处罚的）条款；法令；权威机构的批准,通常使某事有效；旨在确保遵守的惩罚、处罚或某种强制措施,尤其是由多个国家或国际机构采用的；法律、条约或合同,或其中规定上述内容的条款
In use
The project proceeded only after receiving official sanction from the board.
Trade sanctions were lifted after the negotiations succeeded.
The school imposed a sanction on students who violated the dress code.
Connections
Collocations
- impose sanctions
- 实施制裁
- The UN decided to impose sanctions on the country.联合国决定对该国实施制裁。
- economic sanctions
- 经济制裁
- Economic sanctions were lifted after the peace agreement.和平协议后经济制裁被解除。
- lift sanctions
- 解除制裁
- The government agreed to lift sanctions in exchange for reforms.政府同意解除制裁以换取改革。
- trade sanctions
- 贸易制裁
- Trade sanctions have hurt the local economy.贸易制裁损害了当地经济。
- official sanction
- 正式批准
- The project requires official sanction from the board.该项目需要董事会的正式批准。
- social sanction
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一枚硬币：正面是“核准”（同意），反面是“制裁”（处罚）——sanction 同时拥有这两个相反意思。
Context & Register
作名词时，sanction有相反的两义：‘批准’（较正式，多用于官方许可或授权）和‘制裁’（更正式，常与against/on连用，多见于国际关系、法律或经济处罚）。日常口语罕见，正式书面语为主。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end with the spelling '-tion' and the unstressed sound /ʃən/, but none rhyme with 'sanction' because their stressed vowels differ. Only 'action' shares the /æ/ vowel and /k/ sound before /ʃən/, but lacks the /ŋ/ of 'sanction'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，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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