penalty
n
1 ~ (for sth)
(a) punishment for breaking a law, rule or contract 刑罰; 處罰; 懲罰
It is part of the contract that there is a penalty for late delivery. 合同中有延遲交貨的懲罰規定.
(b) thing imposed as a punishment, eg imprisonment or a fine施加的懲罰(如監禁、 罰款): the `death penalty 死刑
It is an offence to travel without a valid ticket penalty 100. 無有效票證乘搭交通工具--違章罰款100英鎊.
The maximum penalty for this crime is 10 years' imprisonment. 這種罪行的最高刑罰是10年監禁.
2 disadvantage, suffering or inconvenience caused by an action or a circumstance (行為或處境造成的)不利、 苦惱或不便
One of the penalties of fame is loss of privacy. 成名的弊端之一是失去了私人活動自由.
3
(a) (in sports and games) disadvantage imposed on a player or team as a punishment for breaking a rule, esp (in football) a free shot at goal by the opposing team (運動和競賽等的)處罰(尤指足球中罰任意球)
The referee awarded a penalty to the home team. 裁判判給主隊罰對方任意球.
(b) (in football) goal scored with a penalty kick (足球)罰球得分.
4 (idm 習語) on/under pain/penalty of sth => pain. pay the penalty => pay2.