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1 [C] (grammar) largest unit of grammar, usu containing a subject, a verb, an object, etc and expressing a statement, question or command 句子; 句.
2 [C, U] (law 律) (statement of the) punishment given by a lawcourt 判決; 宣判; 判刑
The judge passed/pronounced sentence (on the prisoner), ie said what his punishment would be. 法官宣布了(對犯人的)判決.
She has served her sentence, and will nowbe released. 她已服刑期滿, 現即將獲釋.
under sentence of death, ie to be officially killed as a punishment 判處死刑
a sentence of ten years' imprisonment 十年監禁之刑. sentence, v [Tn, Tn.pr, Dn.t]
~ sb (to sth) state that sb is to have a certain punishment 判決; 宣判
sentence a thief to six months' imprisonment 判處竊賊六個月監禁
He has been sentenced to pay a fine of 1000. 他被判罰款1000英鎊.
(fig 比喻) a crippling disease which sentenced him to a lifetime in a wheelchair 把他終生束縛在輪椅上的殘疾