foresentence

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A sentence or condemnation in advance. rare
    — To move on that note from our deficient techniques of fact-gathering, there is a troublesome quality of class bias both in the subjects treated in foresentence reports and the standard modes of treatment.
  2. Prophetic doom.
动词 v.
  1. To sentence beforehand or in advance. rare,transitive
    — Be it not mine to foresentence a sinner, whose sin's consummation Prefaced his ultimate ruin—his last dying act may atone For some misdeeds ; and whatever be written of Hell and damnation, God alone knows what is gospel; […]

词形变化

foresentences plural fore-sentence alternative foresentences present,singular,third-person foresentencing participle,present foresentenced participle,past foresentenced past fore-sentence alternative

词源

词源 1
From fore- + sentence.
词源 2
From fore- + sentence.
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