sentences的原型是sentence，它有两层含义：做动词时，它的意思是判决，宣判，判刑。做名词时，它的意思是句子，判决，宣判，判刑。现在分词：sentencing；过去式：sentenced；过去分词：sentenced。
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例句
Spoken language contains many incomplete sentences.
口语中有很多不完整的句子。
A sentence can be divided up into meaningful segments.
一个句子可以划分成有意义的各个部分。
The judge has the final say on the sentence.
法官对判决有最后的.决定权。
Reducing prison sentences would send the wrong signals to criminals.
减刑会向犯罪分子发出错误的信号。
