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sanction

英['sæŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n] 美['sæŋkʃən]
  • n. 制裁,处罚;认可;支持
  • vt. 制裁,处罚;批准;鼓励

英英释意


1. formal and explicit approval;
"a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"
2. a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards
3. official permission or approval;
"authority for the program was renewed several times"
4. the act of final authorization;
"it had the sanction of the church"