sentence
/ˈsɛntəns/KK
sɛn·təns
變化形
複數
sentences
1.
句子
極常用
由一個或多個子句組成、能表達完整意思的文字或言語單位
用法：通常為可數名詞。完整句子的開頭通常使用大寫字母，結尾使用句號、問號或驚嘆號
write a sentence
complete sentence
simple sentence
long sentence
sentence structure
Please write one sentence about your favorite food.
請寫一個句子介紹你最喜歡的食物。
2.
判決；刑罰；刑期
常用
正式
法院對犯罪者所作的判決，或判決所規定的刑罰及服刑期間
用法：表示服刑期間時，常與數字及監禁相關用語搭配
receive a sentence
a prison sentence
a life sentence
a five-year sentence
serve a sentence
The man got a three-year sentence for a bad thing he did.
那個人因為做了壞事而被判三年刑期。
常見錯誤
I wrote a sentence.
I wrote a sentence.
He was sentenced five years in prison.
He was sentenced to five years in prison.
The judge sentenced him five years.
The judge sentenced him to five years in prison.
This sentence has five words long.
This sentence is five words long.
相關字詞
sentencing 同源詞
phrase 近義
clause 近義
paragraph 上位
verdict 近義
學習提示
・「句子」是可數名詞，表示一個句子時要說「一個句子」。
・法律義的「sentence」可表示法院判處的刑罰，也可表示實際服刑的期間。
・注意「判處某人……」的常見搭配是「sentence someone to……」。
・不要把「sentence」和「phrase」混用；片語通常不是完整句子。