chasten

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈt͡ʃeɪ.sən/    美 /ˈt͡ʃeɪ.sən/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make chaste.
  2. To chastize; to punish or reprimand for the sake of improvement. archaic
    — I will be his father, and he shall be my sonne: if hee commit iniquitie, I will chasten him with the rodde of men, and with the stripes of the children of men.
  3. To render humble or restrained.

词形变化

chastens present,singular,third-person chastening participle,present chastened participle,past chastened past

词汇关系

衍生词
chastener chastenment rechasten

词源

From Middle English chastien, from Old French chastier (“punish”), from Latin castīgō. Doublet of chastise and castigate and related to chaste.
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