英汉词典

1. 句子
    A sentence is a group of words which, when they are written down, begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop, question mark, or exclamation mark. Most sentences contain a subject and a verb.

2. 判决;宣判;判刑
    In a law court, a sentence is the punishment that a person receives after they have been found guilty of a crime.

    e.g. They are already serving prison sentences for their part in the assassination...
           他们因参与这起刺杀已经开始在监狱服刑了。
    e.g. He was given a four-year sentence...
           他被判了4年徒刑。

3. 判决;宣判;判刑
    When a judge sentences someone, he or she states in court what their punishment will be.

    e.g. A military court sentenced him to death in his absence...
           一所军事法庭在他缺席的情况下判处他死刑。
    e.g. She was sentenced to nine years in prison...
           她被判 9 年徒刑。