Word · Frequency #1168
sentencing
宣判；判决；判刑
sentencing is the present participle of sentence.
to declare a sentence on a convicted person; to condemn to punishment
- 1.
To declare a sentence on a convicted person; to condemn to punishment.
宣判；判决；[计] 句子
In use
The judge sentenced the thief to two years in prison.
He was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder.
The court will sentence the defendant next week.
sentence sb to sth
The judge sentenced him to ten years in prison.
法官判处他十年监禁。
sentence sb for sth
She was sentenced for armed robbery.
她因持械抢劫被判刑。
be sentenced to sth
He was sentenced to death.
他被判处死刑。
sentence sb to do sth
The court sentenced him to serve 20 years.
法院判处他服刑20年。
Verb forms
base sentence · third person sentences · -ing sentencing · past sentenced · past participle sentenced
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed
Common mistakes
The judge sentenced him 5 years in prison.The judge sentenced him to 5 years in prison.
动词sentence在表示判处刑罚时，必须使用介词to引出刑期，不能直接跟时间。中文可以说‘判他5年’，但英文中to不可省略。
He was sentenced for 5 years.He was sentenced to 5 years.
for用于表示原因或目的，而判决刑期应用介词to。for 5 years可能被误解为‘因某事被判5年’的犯罪原因，而不是刑期本身。
Connections
Collocations
- sentence someone to death
- 判处某人死刑
- The judge sentenced the killer to death.法官判处杀人犯死刑。
- sentence someone to life imprisonment
- 判处某人无期徒刑
- The court sentenced her to life imprisonment.法院判处她无期徒刑。
- sentence someone to prison
- 判处某人监禁
- The judge sentenced the thief to prison.法官判处小偷入狱。
- sentence someone to a fine
- 对某人判处罚金
- The judge sentenced the company to a fine of one million dollars.法官判处该公司一百万美元罚金。
- sentence someone to probation
- 判处某人缓刑
- He was sentenced to probation instead of prison.他被判处缓刑而不是监禁。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
法官宣判时说的sentence（判决）也是一种句子，记住动词sentence=判刑。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律文书、法庭审理、新闻报道 该词作动词时通常用于法律、法庭或新闻报道等正式语境，表示法官或法庭对罪犯宣告处罚。日常口语中较少单独使用，更常见的是“be sentenced to...”或“give someone a sentence”等搭配。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /ɛns/ 结尾（fence, hence, pence 拼作 -nce；sense, tense, dense 拼作 -nse），彼此押韵。但 sentence 的发音是 [ˈsɛntn̩t͡s]，重音在首音节，且结尾是 /t͡s/ 而非 /s/，因此它们都不与 sentence 完全押韵。注意 -nce 与 -nse 拼写不同但读音相同，属形近音近词。另注意 scent /sɛnt/ 拼写形近，但读 /sɛnt/，以 /t/ 结尾，和 /ɛns/ 不同。
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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