chasten
chasten 英 [ˈtʃeɪsn] 美 [ˈtʃesən]
vt. 惩罚；磨炼；抑制
进行时:chastening 过去式:chastened 过去分词:chastened 第三人称单数:chastens 名词复数:chastens
- To chasten someone is to correct him or her, often with the use of some pretty steep punishment. Chasten can also mean "to restrain." Either of these actions may be necessary when someone isn't behaving like they're supposed to.
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- vt. 惩罚；磨炼；抑制
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1. We need to place the blame where it belongs, to chasten our policy elites.
我们需要将责任归咎于责任应该属于的地方，惩罚我们的政策精英们。
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2. O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
（大卫的记念诗）耶和华阿，求你不要在怒中责备我。 不要在烈怒中惩罚我。
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3. Revelation 3:19: "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent."
启示录三章十九节：“凡我所疼爱的，我就责备管教他，所以你要发热心，也要悔改。”
- chasten (v.) "inflict trouble or pain on for the purpose of correction," 1520s, with -en (1) + the word it replaced, obsolete verb chaste "to correct (someone's) behavior" (Middle English chastien, c. 1200), from Old French chastiier "to punish" (see chastise). Now chiefly in reference to moral discipline, divine rather than corporal punishment. Related: Chastened; chastening.
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