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life_sentences的意思_音标_例句

life sentence
音标:英 [laɪf ˈsentəns],美 [laɪf ˈsɛntəns]
词性:名词(N-COUNT)
核心含义:指法院判决的无期徒刑终身监禁,即罪犯需在监狱服刑直至死亡,或在部分司法体系中可通过假释提前释放的长期监禁刑罚。其复数形式为 life sentences

用法与搭配

核心搭配

动词+life sentence

receive a life sentence(被判无期徒刑)

serve a life sentence(服无期徒刑)

give/pass a life sentence(判处无期徒刑)

形容词+life sentence

mandatory life sentence(法定无期徒刑,指法律规定必须判处的刑罚)

concurrent life sentences(数罪并罚的无期徒刑,同期执行)

 

法律语境特点
在多数司法体系中,life sentence 并非绝对“终身不得释放”,部分国家允许服刑一定年限后申请假释(如服刑20-30年)。例如,“She was pardoned after serving ten years of a life sentence”(她服无期徒刑十年后被赦免)。

例句

In a case of premeditated murder, a life sentence is mandatory.(蓄意杀人依法必须判无期徒刑。)

The murderer received a life sentence for his crimes.(该凶手因罪行被判无期徒刑。)

He has served 20 years of a life sentence and is now eligible for parole.(他已服无期徒刑20年,目前符合假释条件。)

The offence carries a mandatory life sentence under federal law.(根据联邦法律,此罪行可判处法定无期徒刑。)

Some prisoners serving life sentences may be released on good behavior.(部分服无期徒刑的囚犯可因表现良好获释。)

The judge passed three concurrent life sentences on the serial killer.(法官对连环杀手判处三项无期徒刑,同期执行。)

Was Pollard's life sentence just or was it too severe?(判波拉德无期徒刑是否公平,或过于严厉?)

She faced a possible life sentence if convicted of treason.(若叛国罪成立,她可能面临无期徒刑。)

The court reduced his death penalty to a life sentence.(法院将其死刑减为无期徒刑。)

He was given a life sentence without the possibility of parole.(他被判终身监禁且不得假释。)

易混淆点

“生命的句读”误译:需注意 life sentence 无文学隐喻含义,曾有非专业翻译将其误译为“生命的句读”,属错误解读。

life imprisonment 同义,均表示“无期徒刑”。

总结

life sentence 是法律领域的核心术语,强调“剥夺终身自由”的刑罚性质,常见于谋杀、叛国等严重罪行的判决中。理解其搭配(如 mandatory、concurrent)和法律语境差异,有助于准确使用该词汇。在实际应用中,需结合具体司法体系判断其是否可假释,避免绝对化理解。

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