punishable
punishable — 形容詞
- punishablepositive
- more punishablecomparative
- most punishablesuperlative
1. describes a crime or action that the law considers wrong, and for which a person
可懲罰；應罰
違法行為可依法受到處罰的
describes a crime or action that the law considers wrong, and for which a person may face a penalty such as a fine or time in prison.
In Singapore, vandalism is a punishable offence that can result in a fine or prison.
在新加坡，破壞公物是可懲罰的罪行，可能導致罰款或監禁。
collocation: punishable offence
Ryo was warned that his actions were punishable under the new data protection rules.
Ryo 被警告說，他的行為可根據新的資料保護法規受到處罰。
pattern: punishable under [law/rule]
The lawyer told Diya the crime was punishable by up to ten years in prison.
律師告訴 Diya，那項罪行最高可判處十年有期徒刑。
pattern: punishable by [penalty]
In some countries, insulting a public official online is a punishable act.
在某些國家，在網路上侮辱公職人員是可懲罰的行為。
Under martial law, even minor theft was considered a punishable crime.
在戒嚴令下，即使是輕微的偷竊行為也被視為可懲罰的罪行。
passive: be considered + punishable
- punishable offence
- punishable act
- punishable crime
- punishable by death
- punishable by law
- punishable under federal law
- illegal
broader term — something illegal is against the law, but not every illegal act is specifically a punishable offence carrying a defined penalty
- criminal
implies that the act is a crime (a serious offence), whereas punishable can also apply to lesser statutory violations
- actionable
specifically means grounds for a civil lawsuit, not criminal punishment; a narrower legal term
- immune
not subject to punishment; typically used for diplomats or specific legal exemptions
- permissible
allowed by law, therefore not punishable
文法句型
be + punishable
be + punishable + by + [penalty]
be + punishable + under + [law/rule]
punishable + offence/crime/act
常見錯誤
同根字
- punish動詞B1
- punishment名詞B1
- punishing形容詞B2
- unpunished形容詞B2
- punitive形容詞C1