capital punishment
英 [ˌkæpɪtl ˈpʌnɪʃmənt]
美 [ˌkæpɪtl ˈpʌnɪʃmənt]
n. 死刑; 极刑
Collins.1
牛津词典
noun
- 死刑；极刑
punishment by death
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 死刑;极刑
Capital punishmentis punishment which involves the legal killing of a person who has committed a serious crime such as murder.- Most democracies have abolished capital punishment.
多数民主国家已经废除了死刑。
- Most democracies have abolished capital punishment.
英英释义
noun
- putting a condemned person to death
双语例句
- Capital punishment is allowable only under exceptional circumstances.
只有特殊情况才允许执行死刑。 - Some people are in favour of restoing capital punishment for murderers.
一些人赞成恢复对杀人犯的的死刑。 - Indirect Abolition of Capital Punishment: Legislation and Practice on Extradition
间接废除死刑&引渡方面的立法和实践 - They seriously believe that capital punishment is a deterrent
他们真的相信死刑具有威慑作用。 - Some people say that capital punishment acts as a deterrent.
一些人认为死刑具有威慑作用。 - The nation divides into two camps on the issue of capital punishment.
国家在资金处罚的问题上分成两个阵营。 - He's caved in on capital punishment.
在是否应保留死刑的问题上，他已经让步了。 - They believe capital punishment acts as a deterrent to crime.
他们相信死刑对犯罪来讲起着威慑作用。 - You have been quoted as saying that you believe in capital punishment.
有人引述你的话，说你赞成死刑。 - That illogical qualification shows how flimsy is the argument that capital punishment is a deterrent to murder.
这种不合逻辑的定罪，反映出所谓死刑可以威慑凶杀的论点是多么脆弱。