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
- 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。 - Most democracies have abolished capital punishment.
多数民主国家已经废除了死刑。 - Have you tried pinning him down on the question of capital punishment?
你试着让他说出对实行极刑的意见了吗? - In addition, four international treaties go further than Article 6 by completely prohibiting capital punishment.
随后的四个国际条约也严格禁止了死刑的适用。 - The parliament members split on capital punishment.
议员们对死刑看法不同。 - In theory capital punishment is the ultimate deterrent.
理论上讲,死刑是对犯罪的终极威慑。 - Capital punishment is legal in many countries.
在许多国家里判死刑是合法的。 - 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 - 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。 - Capital punishment is allowable only under exceptional circumstances.
只有特殊情况才允许执行死刑。