An abrupt change within a sentence to a second construction inconsistent with the first, sometimes used for rhetorical effect; for example, I warned him that if he continues to drink, what will become of him? 改变说法; 错格句子中与第一个语法结构不一致的突然出现的第二个结构，有时用于修辞效果; 例如，我警告过他，如果他继续喝酒的话将会有什么下场呢？
A sentence to serve time in prison. 有期徒刑在狱中服刑的判决
He appealed for (a) commutation of the death sentence to life imprisonment. 他已上诉请求将死刑减为无期徒刑。
The bench read the sentence to the criminal. 法官向罪犯宣读了判决。
