sanctions
Significado: Penalties or punitive measures imposed by one country or group on another as a means of coercion; official permission or approval.
Sanctions is a notable contronym — a word with two opposite meanings. In its most common modern usage, sanctions are punitive economic or diplomatic measures imposed on a country, regime, or individual to compel a change in behaviour (trade sanctions, financial sanctions). In a second, older sense, sanction means official approval or permission (the project received the sanction of the board). Context usually makes the meaning clear. Common collocations include 'economic sanctions,' 'impose sanctions,' 'lift sanctions,' 'international sanctions,' and 'with the sanction of.'
Ejemplos
- The European Union imposed sweeping economic sanctions on the regime, freezing the assets of senior officials and banning arms exports. 欧盟对该政权实施了全面的经济制裁,冻结了高级官员的资产并禁止武器出口。La Unión Europea impuso amplias sanciones económicas al régimen, congelando los activos de altos cargos y prohibiendo las exportaciones de armas.EUはその政権に対して広範な経済制裁を課し、高官の資産を凍結し武器輸出を禁止した。EU는 해당 정권에 대해 광범위한 경제 제재를 부과하여 고위 관료들의 자산을 동결하고 무기 수출을 금지했다.
- The United Nations Security Council voted to tighten sanctions after the country conducted a further nuclear test. 在该国进行了又一次核试验后,联合国安理会投票决定加强制裁。El Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas votó a favor de endurecer las sanciones después de que el país realizara otra prueba nuclear.同国がさらなる核実験を実施した後、国連安全保障理事会は制裁の強化を決議した。해당 국가가 추가 핵실험을 실시한 후, 유엔 안전보장이사회는 제재 강화를 결의했다.
- The project proceeded with the full sanction of the university's ethics committee. 该项目在大学伦理委员会的正式批准下进行。El proyecto se llevó a cabo con la plena sanción del comité de ética de la universidad.そのプロジェクトは大学の倫理委員会の正式な承認のもとで進められた。그 프로젝트는 대학 윤리위원회의 정식 승인 하에 진행되었다.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: media, academic, professional
Tono: neutral
Origen e historia
From Latin sanctio (a decree, ordinance), from sancire (to make sacred, decree, confirm). The contradictory senses arise because the same root can imply both authorising something (giving official sanction) and punishing violations of what is sanctioned (imposing sanctions for breaches).
Contexto cultural
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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