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sentences
UK //ˈsen.təns.ɪz//US //ˈsen.təns.ɪz//
词源
源自中古英语，来自古法语 'sentence'，最终源自拉丁语 'sententia'，意为'意见'或'判断'。
noun
❶ 句子，指由单词组成的完整表达单位，通常包含主语和谓语，能够独立表达一个完整的意思。
“She wrote several sentences in her notebook.”
（她在笔记本上写了几句话。）
“The teacher asked us to analyze the sentences in the text.”
（老师让我们分析课文中的句子。）
❶ 判决，指法院对犯罪者做出的正式法律裁决，通常包括刑期或惩罚措施。
“The judge handed down a ten-year prison sentence.”
（法官宣布了十年监禁的判决。）
“He received a life sentence for the crime.”
（他因这项罪行被判无期徒刑。）
同义词:phrases, verdicts, judgments, rulings, pronouncements
verb
❶ 宣判，指法官或法庭正式宣布对某人的法律判决。
“The court sentenced him to community service.”
（法庭判处他进行社区服务。）
“She was sentenced to death for treason.”
（她因叛国罪被判处死刑。）
同义词:condemn, judge, punish, doom, pass judgment
常见短语
life sentence — 无期徒刑，指罪犯被判终身监禁的法律判决。
“The murderer was given a life sentence without parole.”
（这名杀人犯被判处无期徒刑且不得假释。）
death sentence — 死刑判决，指法院判处罪犯死刑的极端刑罚。
“The country abolished the death sentence in 1998.”
（这个国家在1998年废除了死刑。）
suspended sentence — 缓刑，指判决暂缓执行，若罪犯在特定期间表现良好则可免除刑罚。
“He got a two-year suspended sentence for his first offense.”
（他因初犯获得两年缓刑。）