I have learned a lot from the chastening experience. 我从这个可以引以为戒的经历中学到了很多。
He was chastened by his failure. 他因失败而得到了教训。
LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them. 16 耶和华阿,他们在急难中寻求你。你的惩罚临到他们身上,他们就倾心吐胆祷告你。
chastening
[ noun ] a rebuke for making a mistake <noun.communication>
Chasten \Chas"ten\ (ch[=a]"s'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chastened} (-s'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chastening}.] [OE. chastien, OF. Chastier, F. Ch?tier, fr. L. castigare to punish, chastise; castus pure + agere to lead, drive. See {Chaste}, {Act}, and cf. {Castigate}, {Chastise}.] 1. To correct by punishment; to inflict pain upon the purpose of reclaiming; to discipline; as, to chasten a son with a rod.
For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth. --Heb. xii. 6.
2. To purify from errors or faults; to refine.
They [classics] chasten and enlarge the mind, and excite to noble actions. --Layard.
Syn: To chastise; punish; correct; discipline; castigate; afflict; subdue; purify.
Usage: To {Chasten}, {Punish}, {Chastise}. To chasten is to subject to affliction or trouble, in order to produce a general change for the better in life or character. To punish is to inflict penalty for violation of law, disobedience to authority, or intentional wrongdoing. To chastise is to punish a particular offense, as with stripes, especially with the hope that suffering or disgrace may prevent a repetition of faults.
Pickles said the man would have been picked on by bullies in prison and that the arrest and court appearance likely would have a chastening effect.
It may refrain from being any more ambitious after its chastening experience of trying to free up pubs.
As a result it was the only one of the G7 to experience a lower rate of expansion of investment in machinery than in building. The implications of the contrasting profiles of investment in the UK and Germany are chastening.