pe·nal
adjective/ˈpiːnl/
/ˈpiːnl/
[usually before noun]- connected with or used for punishment, especially by law
惩罚的；刑罚的 - penal reforms
刑罚改革 - the penal system
刑罚制度 - Criminals could at one time be sentenced to penal servitude (= prison with hard physical work).
曾经有个时期，罪犯可以被判服劳役刑。 - a penal colony (= a place where criminals were sent as a punishment in the past)
罪犯流放地
- penal reforms
- that can be punished by law
应受刑罚的 - a penal offence
刑事犯罪
- a penal offence
- very severe
严重的；严厉的 - penal rates of interest
很重的利率
- penal rates of interest
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French penal, from Latin poenalis, from poena ‘pain, penalty’.