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punish as a deterrent to others 杀一儆百

编辑:chaxungu时间:2022-10-13 04:03:54分类:英语技巧

杀一儆百,汉语成语,字面意思是“处死一个人,借以警戒许多人(execute one as a warning to a hundred)”,比喻用惩罚一个人的办法来警告别的人。可以翻译为“punish as a deterrent to others”。

例句:

对他的惩罚但愿能起到杀一儆百的作用。

Hopefully his punishment will act as a deterrent to others.