每日學(xué)英語：A slap on the wrist 輕微的懲罰
2023-10-26 13:40:09 每日學(xué)英語
a slap on the wrist不是在手腕上打一下，引申意思是“象征性的懲罰、輕微的懲罰”。
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The fine they gave her is just more or less a slap on the wrist.
他們對她開出的罰金不過是一個輕微的警告而已。
I hoped the judge would send this guy to jail. But all he gave him was a slap on the wrist.
我希望法官會把這個人送進監(jiān)獄。但他只是象征性地對他進行了懲罰。