Wordiyosentences
🇬🇧 UK/ˈsentənsiz/🇺🇸 US
IELTSA2
Definitions
n.
Plural of sentence: grammatical units of words; punishments imposed by a court on convicted persons.
句子（sentence的复数）；判决，刑罚
v.
Third person singular of sentence: to officially declare a punishment for a convicted person.
宣判，判决（sentence的第三人称单数）
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.prison sentences监禁刑期
- 2.serve sentences服刑
- 3.compound sentences复合句
- 4.death sentences死刑判决
Example Sentences
- 1.
The judge handed down two consecutive life sentences for the brutal murders.
- 2.
Students were asked to write complex sentences using subordinate clauses.
- 3.
Longer prison sentences do not necessarily deter people from committing crimes.