- 考研英语必背词汇 -

　　fine

　　罚金

　　英 [faɪn] 美 [faɪn]

　　真题例句

　　Under the law, using a fashion model that does not meet a government-defined index of body mass could result in a $85,000 fine and six months in prison.

　　根据该项法律，雇佣未达到政府规定身体质量指数的时尚模特可导致85000美元罚款及六个月监禁。

　　——Challenge to the Fashion Industry’s Body Ideals

　　基本释义

　　fine

　　n.名词

　　A fine is a punishment in which a person is ordered to pay a sum of money because they have done something illegal or broken a rule.

　　罚金

　　v.动词

　　If someone is fined, they are punished by being ordered to pay a sum of money because they have done something illegal or broken a rule.

　　对……处以罚金

　　adj.形容词

　　1.You use fine to describe something that you admire and think is very good.

　　美好的

　　2. If you say that you are fine, you mean that you are in good health or reasonably happy.

　　健康的

　　3. If you say that something is fine, you mean that it is satisfactory or acceptable.

　　令人满意的

　　4. You say 'fine' or 'that's fine' to show that you do not object to an arrangement, action, or situation that has been suggested.

　　行;可以

　　5. Something that is fine is very delicate, narrow, or small.

　　纤细的

　　能量加油站

　　#词源解析

　　在12世纪，来自古法语的fin意为"termination, end; end of life; fee, payment, finance, money",到了中世纪，拉丁语finis表示 "payment in settlement, fine or tax." 因此， fine来自, 终结，边界，引申义接近极点的，最高程度的，精细的，好的。罚金义来自终结债务，解决争端等。

　　其中：

　　fin-：

　　表示“结束”。

　　即“表示坏到了一定境界，犯错误了，要受到惩罚，罚款”的意思。

　　那么，fine究竟是怎么产生“罚款”的意思的呢?

　　根据前面的介绍，我们知道fine有“终结，边界”的意思，那么一件事情的终结往往需要付出代价，后经过人们使用的演变，含有“诉讼结束时要付的钱”，因此“罚款”的意思就产生了。

　　例句学习

　　例：

　　1. Britain and France pursue and fine the consumers of pirated content.

　　英国和法国对盗版内容的消费者追捕并罚款。

　　2. And there was a $ 264 fine for mailing indecent materials.

　　因为邮寄不雅资料，他还被处以264美元罚金。

　　3. The fine will be taken out of your

　　wages.

　　罚款将从你的工资中扣除。