sentence、condemn、judge、convict 与 doom 这些动词均含有“判决、宣判”之意。
sentence : 法律用词,指根据罪犯所犯罪行的轻重而宣判处罚。
- 我们名义上的老板作为他的从犯被判入狱两年。
The nominal head of our company was sentenced to two years imprisonment for aiding and abetting him.
condemn : 普通用词,指法院对审理结束的案件做出的定罪判刑。
- The hefty man was condemned to life imprisonment.
那身材高大的男人被判终身监禁。
judge : 指对案件作出审理判决,但判决内容较笼统,不如 sentence 和 condemn 使用广泛。
- to judge sb guilty/not guilty
判某人有罪 / 无罪
convict : 法律用词,指审判后判定有罪,但未作最后判决。
- 真奇怪,他被控犯有诈骗罪,但却从未被定罪。
It's peculiar that he was indicted on racketeering charges but never convicted.
doom : 书面用词,指郑重地宣判某人有罪。
(拓展学习:小词详解 | doom)