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sanctioned

UK //ˈsæŋkʃənd//US //ˈsæŋkʃənd//

词源

源自拉丁语 'sanctio',意为'法令'或'批准',通过古法语 'sanction' 进入英语。

adjective

❶ 指经过官方或权威机构正式批准或认可的行为或活动,具有合法性。

“The government has sanctioned the use of these new drugs.”

(政府已批准使用这些新药物。)

“Only sanctioned events are allowed in the park.”

(公园内只允许举办经过批准的活动。)

同义词:approved, authorized, endorsed

verb

❶ 指官方或权威机构对某行为或活动给予正式批准或认可。

“The board sanctioned the new project.”

(董事会批准了这个新项目。)

“The government sanctioned the use of force in this situation.”

(政府批准在这种情况下使用武力。)

❶ 指对某国家、组织或个人实施制裁,通常作为惩罚或施压手段。

“The country was sanctioned for violating international law.”

(该国因违反国际法而受到制裁。)

“The UN sanctioned the regime for human rights abuses.”

(联合国因人权侵犯对该政权实施制裁。)

同义词:penalize, punish, restrict

常见短语

sanctioned by — 表示某行为或活动是由某个权威机构批准的。

“The event was sanctioned by the local authorities.”

(该活动得到了地方当局的批准。)

officially sanctioned — 强调某事物是经过正式批准的,具有官方认可。

“This is the only officially sanctioned method for the procedure.”

(这是该程序唯一官方批准的方法。)