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castigation [ˌkæstɪ'ɡeɪʃn]

n. 严厉的责骂、批评或惩罚; 修订;
复数:: castigations

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.
  • Wall Street and the debt ratings agencies have come in for well-deserved castigation.
    来自WSJ
  • "There was always the threat of excommunication, lack of approval, castigation," he told me.
    来自NEWYORKER