| 释义 |
sen·tence /ˈsentəns/ n. | vt.
I n.
1. 句子，句
2. 【数】【逻】命题
3. 判决，宣判；课刑
He had been found guilty but sentence had not yet been passed (或 given, pronounced). 他被判定有罪，但尚未宣判。
He was under sentence of death. 他是被判了死刑的。
receive a heavy sentence 被判重刑
serve a life sentence for murder 因杀人罪服无期徒刑
reduce sb.'s sentence 减某人的刑
4. 主张，意见
My sentence is for open war. 我的主张是公开宣战。
5. 【音】乐句
6. 【生】(组成基因的)核苷酸三联体序列
7. 〈古〉警句，格言，谚语
II vt.
1. 宣判，判决
John was sentenced to one year at hard labour. 约翰被判处1年苦役。
Wilson was sentenced to die for kidnapping. 威尔逊因绑架罪被判处死刑。
2. 使遭受
sentence these most primitive cultures to extinction 使这些最原始的文化遭到毁灭
Are they going to be sentenced to a life time of unemployment? 难道他们将遭到终身失业的待遇吗?
[OFr < L sententia way of thinking, 原义：opinion < sentīre to feel, perceive] |