| 单词 | impunity |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [im'pju:niti] |
| 解释 | n.免除惩罚 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 免除惩罚(exemption from punishment) 【记】 im(不)+pun(罚)+ity →不罚 【同】 同根词：punitive(惩 罚性的) 【例】 Students should not be allowed to cheat on exams with impunity. |
| 字源 | impunity (n.) 1530s, from Middle French impunité (14c.) and directly from Latin impunitatem (nominative impunitas) "freedom from punishment, omission of punishment," also "rashness, inconsideration," from impunis "unpunished, without punishment," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + poena "punishment" (see penal). |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 免除惩罚(免于惩罚、赔偿或损害) 【记】punity = penalty(n 处罚; 罚款) 【参】punitive(adj 刑罚的; 惩罚性的) 【区】imputation(n 归罪; 归咎) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】im 不 + punish 不惩罚 |
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