punitive在中文中有‘法、刑罚的’的意思，其次还有‘结予惩处的’的意思，读音为[pj’u:nitiv]，punitive来源于英语，在《牛津英汉双解词典》中，共找到31个与punitive相关的释义和例句。
1.法
例句:it’s no wonder they spend so much money on their lawyers and their lobbyists and their public relations machine to convince us we need tort reform, that we need to put an end to punitive damages.
翻译:怪不得他们付了那么多钱给他们的律师 议院游说团和公共关系网… 要让我们相信我们需要一个改革…。
来源：英汉新词词典
2.刑罚的
例句:This is punitive, is what this is.
翻译:这就是在惩罚啊。
来源：新课标百科词典
3.结予惩处的
例句:Or its punitive compatriot, noble failure.
翻译:或者是自己尊贵的身份?。
来源：英汉百科词典
4.惩罚的 、结予惩处的
例句:This is a punitive expedition, captain.
翻译:这是报复行动。
来源：英汉百科词典
punitive一般作为名词使用，如在non punitive([网络] 无惩罚；非惩罚性；是非惩罚性)、punitive award([网络] 惩罚性奖励)、punitive clause(罚款条款)等常见短语中出现较多。
1. Or its punitive compatriot, noble failure.
翻译:或者是自己尊贵的身份?。
2. This is a punitive expedition, captain.
翻译:这是报复行动。
3. How soon you could put a company of your men in the field fully armed for joint-punitive action against the Comanches?
翻译:他想知道你要多少时间准备 来加入科曼切族 讨伐行动。
4. Both are known for their punitive flourishes.
翻译:他们都以严惩闻名。
5. A civil suit would be a suit that you would take out as sort of a punitive move against the person who… who…
翻译:民事诉讼是指你提出的 一种诉讼请求 针对那个… 那个…。
6. But most of it is about more punitive sentencing, harsher sentencing.
翻译:但是更多的是严厉的审判， 或者说更苛刻的审判。。
7. That’s why it’s willful and wanton conduct and subject to high punitive damages.
翻译:这就是故意和肆无忌惮的行为 所以遭受了高额的惩罚性赔偿。
8. There’s been no claim for punitive damage, only compensatory.
翻译:虽然只有补偿性要求 还没有惩罚性要求。
9. $50 million in punitive damages.
翻译:5000万美元的惩罚性赔偿。
10. We’re still vulnerable on punitive.
翻译:那咱们还是会受处罚。
11. i really don’t wish to be punitive.
翻译:我不想太过苛刻。
12. He suggests a fine. All he has to do in order to live is to come up with an appropriately punitive figure.
翻译:他提议用罚款代替死刑 他只要说出合适的罚款金额 就可以继续活下去。
13. i’m invoking my authority as airport security to dock you one full ranking point as a punitive measure.
翻译:我要行使机场警卫的职权 给你扣去一分 作为惩罚措施。
14. (Applause) Most importantly is that Gacaca emphasized Rwanda’s traditional philosophy of reconciliation and reintegration, as against the whole punitive and banishment idea that undergirds present-day Western style.
翻译:（鼓掌） 最重要的是 Gacaca 强调了卢旺达 和解和重返社会的传统学说 用于反对今天西方社会的 整体流放和惩罚的想法 。
15. And we assess damages in the sum of $800,000 in compensatory damages and three million in punitive damages.”
翻译:要求支付补偿性损害赔偿总计80万美元 以及惩罚性赔偿300万美元。
