impunity

英 [ɪmˈpjuːnəti]

美 [ɪmˈpjuːnəti]

n.  免于惩罚; 不受惩处; 逃过惩罚

TOEFLGRE法律

Collins.1 / BNC.18918 / COCA.14823

牛津词典

noun

• 免于惩罚；不受惩处；逃过惩罚
  if a person does sth bad with impunity , they do not get punished for what they have done

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE (做坏事却)不受惩罚地
  If you say that someone does somethingwith impunity, you disapprove of the fact that they are not punished for doing something bad.
  1. Mr Cook said future aggressors would be able to act with impunity if the objectives of the UN weren't met...
     库克先生说如果联合国的目标无法达成,那么将来的侵略者就可能会逃脱惩罚。
  2. These gangs operate with apparent impunity.
     这些团伙明目张胆地活动,却不受任何惩罚。

英英释义

noun

• exemption from punishment or loss

双语例句

• And this danger will only grow if the region slides backwards, and al Qaeda can operate with impunity.
  如果该地区走向倒退，“基地”组织能够为所欲为，这种危险只会增大。
• This means that the vast number of Russian businessmen in jail are victims of corrupt prosecutors, police and courts, which can expropriate a business with impunity.
  这意味着大量身陷牢狱的俄罗斯商人其实是腐败的检察官，警察和法院的牺牲品，这些人可以将他们的生意充公而不受惩罚。
• These gangs operate with apparent impunity.
  这些团伙明目张胆地活动，却不受任何惩罚。
• You know that I am not a man who can be ill-used with impunity.
  你知道，我可不是个可以随便欺侮的人。
• Was he the sort of man to be allowed to play her false with impunity?
  可以允许他这种人欺骗了她而消遥法外吗？
• Will they remember that the Assad regime was stopped from those weapons current or future use, or will they remember that the world stood aside and created impunity?
  他们是将记得阿萨德政权现在和未来被制止了使用这些武器，还是记得世界曾袖手旁观，令其逍遥法外？
• No one can flout the law with impunity.
  任何人都不能不受惩罚地藐视法律。
• A diet that is harmful to one person may be consumed with impunity by another.
  对一些人有害的饮食也许对另一些人并无害。
• Any nose may ravage with impunity a rise.
  任何一个鼻子都可以夺走蔷薇的芳香而不受惩罚。
• Old friends cannot with impunity be sacrificed for new ones.
  不能让老朋友无辜地为新朋友做出牺牲。