sentence
n.句子;判决,宣判 v.宣判,判决
释义2:
sentence
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◙ noun1. a set of words that is complete in itself, typically containing a subject and predicate, conveying a statement, question, exclamation, or command, and consisting of a main clause and sometimes one or more subordinate clauses• 句子 [Logic] a series of signs or symbols expressing a proposition in an artificial or logical language• [逻] 命题2. the punishment assigned to a defendant found guilty by a court• 判决 »her husband is serving a three-year sentence for fraud. 她丈夫因欺诈被判处三年徒刑正在服刑。 the punishment fixed by law for a particular offence• 徒刑 »slander of an official carried an eight-year prison sentence. 诽谤官员要处以八年徒刑。◙ verb1. [with obj.] declare the punishment decided for (an offender)• 对(罪犯)进行宣判 »ten army officers were sentenced to death. 十名军官被判处死刑。【IDIOMS】
◘ under sentence of 1. having been condemned to• 被判刑 »he was under sentence of death. 他被判处死刑。【语源】
1. Middle English (in the senses 'way of thinking, opinion', 'court's declaration of punishment', and 'gist (of a piece of writing'): via Old French from Latin sententia 'opinion', from sentire 'feel, be of the opinion'
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