英文词源
- punitive (adj.)
- 1620s, "inflicting or involving punishment," from French punitif (16c.) or directly from Medieval Latin punitivus, from Latin punitus, past participle of punire "to punish, correct, chastise" (see punish).
中文词源
词根词缀： pun(-pen-)惩罚 + -itive形容词词尾
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：punitive 词源，punitive 含义。
来自拉丁语punire,惩罚，处罚，纠正，来自 poena,处罚，罚金，词源同pain,penal.-itive,形容词后缀。
