sentence
n.
c.1200, "doctrine, authoritative teaching; an authoritative pronouncement," from Old French sentence "judgment, decision; meaning; aphorism, maxim; statement of authority" (12c.) and directly from Latin sententia "thought, way of thinking, opinion; judgment, decision," also "a thought expressed; aphorism, saying," from sentientem, present participle of sentire "be of opinion, feel, perceive" (see sense, n.). Loss of first -i- in Latin by dissimilation.From early 14c. as "judgment rendered by God, or by one in authority; a verdict, decision in court;" from late 14c. as "understanding, wisdom; edifying subject matter." From late 14c. as "subject matter or content of a letter, book, speech, etc.," also in reference to a passage in a written work. Sense of "grammatically complete statement" is attested from mid-15c. "Meaning," then "meaning expressed in words." Related: Sentential.
v.
"to pass judgment," c.1400, from sentence, n.. Related: Sentenced; sentencing.
〔蒋〕[sent感觉,-ence名词后缀;表达一种感觉或意义的一组单词] 句子
〔李〕[sent =to feel 感觉;-ence n. =thing物→“expression of one's feeling or meaning表达感觉或想法的东西”→] n. number of words giving a complete sense or meaning句子(意思完整的一组词)