castigation是什么意思？

castigation

英[ˌkæstɪ'ɡeɪʃn] 美[ˌkæstɪ'ɡeɪʃn]

• n. 严厉的责骂、批评或惩罚，修订；

复数：castigations;

动词：castigate;

例句

• Some people believe that work is a better means of order and discipline than chain and castigation. 有些人认为要使犯人遵纪守法劳动是比镣铐和惩罚更有效的手段.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  怒声责骂;斥责
  If you castigate someone or something, you speak to them angrily or criticize them severely.
  例句
  Marx never lost an opportunity to castigate colonialism... 马克思抓住每一个机会严厉谴责殖民主义。 She castigated him for having no intellectual interests. 她斥责他没有智识兴趣。

英汉词典释义

• n.
  申斥,严厉批评;惩罚
  Some people believe that work is a better means of order and discipline than chain and castigation. 有些人认为要使犯人遵纪守法劳动是比镣铐和惩罚更有效的手段。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a severe scolding
  2. verbal punishment