intended as punishment 惩罚性的；刑罚的；处罚的 very severe and that people find very difficult to pay （租税等）苛刻的 punitive taxes 惩罚性征税 They could impose punitive tariffs of up to 100% on imports. 他们可以向进口商品征收100%的惩罚性关税。
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French punitif, -ive or medieval Latin punitivus, from Latin punit- ‘punished’, from the verb punire, from poena ‘penalty’.