Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #1168
sentence
句子；语句
核心释义
A grammatically complete unit of words, usually containing a subject and a predicate, that expresses a statement, question, or request.
- 1.
对被判有罪者所下达的刑罚判决。
The judicial order for a punishment to be imposed on a person convicted of a crime.
- 2.
符合语言语法规则的词串
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
- 3.
对被判有罪者所施加的刑罚。
A punishment imposed on a person convicted of a crime.
- 4.
(刑法)刑事案件中有罪的最终判决及所施加的惩罚
(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
- 5.
A grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate, even if one or the other is implied. In modern writing, when using, e.g., the Latin, Greek or Cyrillic alphabets, typically beginning with a capital letter and ending with a full stop or other punctuation.
- 6.
囚犯被监禁的时间段
the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
- 7.
A formula with no free variables.
- 8.
Any of the set of strings that can be generated by a given formal grammar.
判决；判刑；刑罚；刑期；服刑期；闭公式；句子；句子；符号串；对被判有罪者所下达的刑罚判决。
用法In use
Can you read this sentence aloud for me?
用法提示：句子，名词，表示语言单位。
The teacher asked us to write a sentence using the word 'happy'.
用法提示：句子，名词，表示语法单位。
This sentence has a subject and a verb.
用法提示：句子，名词，表示完整表达。
he always spoke in grammatical sentences
his sentence was 5 to 10 years
sentence about sth
表示关于某事物的句子。
Write a sentence about your family.
写一个关于你家人的句子。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- death sentence
- 死刑判决
- The murderer received a death sentence.那个杀人犯被判处死刑。
- life sentence
- 无期徒刑
- He was given a life sentence for his crimes.他因所犯罪行被判处无期徒刑。
- prison sentence
- 监禁刑期
- The judge imposed a five-year prison sentence.法官判处五年监禁。
- topic sentence
- 主题句
- Each paragraph should start with a topic sentence.每个段落都应该以主题句开头。
- sentence structure
- 句子结构
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：法官宣判“刑期”与老师讲解“句子”都用到同一个词sentence，一个代表法律上的终结，一个代表语言的完整表达。
语境与语域Context & Register
（法律语境）指法院对刑事案件的最终判决或刑期；在日常语言中则指语法上的句子。该词在法律语境中为中性/正式注册，多用于法庭或法律文书；在语言学语境中也属中性，常见于语法教学。注意：通常根据上下文区分其具体含义。
语法说明Grammar Note
名词，可数
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words perfectly rhyme with 'sentence' due to its syllabic 'n' and affricate ending. Words with '-ent' share the initial stressed vowel but differ afterwards; words with '-ense' or '-ence' have a simpler ending. Use these to compare spelling patterns.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.