单选题 No punishment is too severe for such an ______ crime. It is almost impossible to understand its enormity.

【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】(egregious极坏的，极端恶劣的)。句意为：对于这样大的罪行来说，任何严厉的惩罚都不为过，其凶残的程度几乎难以理解。A．avaricious贪婪的；B．exemplary模范的；C．arbitrary任意的，武断的。