| 释义 |
sanc·tion /ˈsæŋkʃən/ n. | vt.
I n.
1. 认可，准许；批准
under sb.'s sanction 在某人的认可下
Official sanction has not yet been given. 尚未获得正式批准。
2. 赞许；支持；鼓励
Some children who see constant violence on TV can find a sanction for violent acts of their own. 有些经常观看电视暴力节目的孩子可为自己的暴力行为找到根据。
3. [常作 sanctions] 国际制裁
trade (military) sanctions 贸易(军事)制裁
lift economic sanctions against a country 解除对某国的经济制裁
withdraw the sanctions and resume negotiations 撤销制裁并恢复谈判
4. (为保证法律得到遵守的)奖惩附加条款；(附加条款规定的)奖惩
The anti-noise group recommended sanctions against those factories that still offended. 反噪声组织建议惩处仍在违犯的工厂。
5. (使法律、行为准则等有约束力的)约束因素；约束力
Some people maintained that shame may operate as the principal sanction against wrongdoing. 有些人认为廉耻之心可成为防止干坏事的主要约束力。
6. (尤指旧时基督教会的)法令，法律
7. 〈废〉誓约
II vt.
1. 批准
sanction a law 批准一项法律
2. 认可；准许
an expression now sanctioned by educated usage 现已得到受过教育者通用认可的表达方式
3. 赞许；支持；鼓励
Public opinion sanctioned a more liberal view on divorce. 公众舆论赞成一种在离婚问题上更为自由的观点。
The Bishop refused to sanction racial discrimination. 主教拒绝支持种族歧视。
4. 对…实施制裁；对…处以惩罚，惩处
5. 在(法律)上附加奖惩条款
[< L sanctiō the establishment of an inviolable decree < sancîre to decree]sanc·tion·a·tive-nətɪv,-neɪ- a. |