sentence 的 2 个定义
- Grammar. a grammatical unit of one or more words that expresses an independent statement, question, request, command, exclamation, etc., and that typically has a subject as well as a predicate, as in John is here. or Is John here? In print or writing, a sentence typically begins with a capital letter and ends with appropriate punctuation; in speech it displays recognizable, communicative intonation patterns and is often marked by preceding and following pauses.
- Law. an authoritative decision; a judicial judgment or decree, especially the judicial determination of the punishment to be inflicted on a convicted criminal: Knowledgeable sources say that the judge will announce the sentence early next week.the punishment itself; term: a three-year sentence.
- Music. a complete idea, usually consisting of eight to sixteen measures; period. See also phrase.
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sen·tenced, sen·tenc·ing.
- to pronounce sentence upon; condemn to punishment: The judge sentenced her to six months in jail.
sentence 近义词
punishing decree
decide punishment
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- It seeks the shortest phrase or sentence and adds successively all the modifiers, making no omissions.