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⒈ 指发兵声讨。也泛指责问对方。例元昊乃改元，制衣冠礼乐，下令国中，悉用蕃书、胡礼，自称大夏。朝廷兴师问罪。——宋·沈括《梦溪笔谈》英send a punitive expedition denounce sb. publicly for his crimes; send a punitive force against;