sentence是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 a group of words, usually containing a verb, that expresses a thought in the form of a statement, question, instruction, or exclamation and starts with a capital letter when written -- 句，句子

  • He's very impatient and always interrupts me mid-sentence. 他很不耐煩，總是在我說到一半的時候就打斷我。

  • Your conclusion is good, but the final sentence is too long and complicated. 你的結論沒錯，但最後一句話太長太複雜。

• 1 a punishment given by a judge in court to a person or organization after they have been found guilty of doing something wrong -- 判決；宣判；判刑

  • He got a heavy/light sentence (= he was severely/not severely punished). 他被判以重刑／輕判。

  • The offence carries a jail/prison/life/five-year sentence. 該違法行爲可判監禁／終身監禁／五年徒刑。

  • He was given a non-custodial/suspended sentence. 他被判監外執行／緩刑。

  • The judge will pronounce sentence on the defendant this afternoon. 今天下午法官將對被告作出宣判。

• 2 to decide and say officially what a punishment will be -- （法官）宣佈判決，宣判

  • He was sentenced to life imprisonment. 他被判無期徒刑。