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

• The word is spreading: violence against women and girls has no place in any society, and impunity for perpetrators must no longer be tolerated.
  人们正在到处传播：暴力侵害妇女和女童行为，在任何社会中都不容许，再也不能容忍肇事者不受惩罚的现象了。
• But street foods respect no boundaries, crossing continents and borders with impunity.
  但是，街头食品方面没有国界，跨越国界与大陆和有罪不罚。
• 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。
• There shall be more in American liberty than the privilege we enjoy of insulting the president with impunity.
  美国应该有比侮辱总统而不受惩罚更大的自由。
• We often do good in order that we may do evil with impunity.
  我们常常是为了可以不受惩罚地做坏事而做好事。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• No one can flout the law with impunity.
  任何人都不能不受惩罚地藐视法律。
• By and large this is a fun week but that doesn't mean you can act with impunity.
  总的来说，这是有趣的一周，但这并不意味着你就彻底平安无事了。