"pertaining to punishment," mid-15c., from Old French peinal (12c., Modern French pénal) and directly from Medieval Latin penalis, from Latin poenalis "pertaining to punishment," from poena "punishment," from Greek poine "blood-money, fine, penalty, punishment," from PIE *kwoina, from root *kwei- "to pay, atone, compensate" (cognates: Greek time "price, worth, honor, esteem, respect," tinein "to pay a price, punish, take vengeance;" Sanskrit cinoti "observes, notes;" Avestan kaena "punishment, vengeance;" Old Church Slavonic cena "honor, price;" Lithuanian kaina "value, price").
中文解释
1、pen- + -al
实用例句
1. the penal system
刑罚制度
来自《权威词典》
2. Parliament may legislate on any matter of penal law.
议会可以对刑事法律的任何事项立法.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. The punishments for robbery and murder are prescribed in the penal code.
对抢劫和凶杀的惩罚在刑法中有明文规定.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. He visited various penal institutions in the United Kingdom in the late 1930s.
20世纪30年代末他探访了英国各种各样的服刑机构。
来自柯林斯例句
5. After his experience in jail , he has a pretty jaundiced view of the penal system.