clause
英 [klɔːz]
美 [klɔːz]
n. 从句; 分句; 子句; (法律文件等的)条款
复数:clauses
Collins.2 / BNC.1871 / COCA.6415
牛津词典
noun
- 从句;分句;子句
a group of words that includes a subject and a verb, and forms a sentence or part of a sentence- In the sentence ‘They often go to Italy because they love the food’, ‘They often go to Italy’ is the main clause and ‘because they love the food’ is a subordinate clause.
在They often go to Italy because they love the food这个句子里,They often go to Italy是主句,because they love the food是从句。
- In the sentence ‘They often go to Italy because they love the food’, ‘They often go to Italy’ is the main clause and ‘because they love the food’ is a subordinate clause.
- (法律文件等的)条款
an item in a legal document that says that a particular thing must or must not be done
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT (法律文书的)条款
Aclauseis a section of a legal document.- He has a clause in his contract which entitles him to a percentage of the profits.
他的合同中有一项条款,使他有权分得一定比例的利润。 - ...a compromise document sprinkled with escape clauses.
不时出现些免责条款的折中文件 - ...a complaint alleging a breach of clause 4 of the code.
声称违犯了法规第4条有关规定的投诉
- He has a clause in his contract which entitles him to a percentage of the profits.
- See also:main clauserelative clausesubordinate clause
英英释义
noun
- (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
- a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)
双语例句
- He has a clause in his contract which entitles him to a percentage of the profits.
他的合同中有一项条款,使他有权分得一定比例的利润。 - Finish the following sentence with an adverbial clause of time or concession.
请用时间和让步状语从句完成下列句子。 - What clause do you require in the contract?
你要求在合同中订上什么条款? - A sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause.
至少包含一个主句和一个从句的句子。 - The third clause of the contract specifies steel sashes for the windows.
合同的第三款指定使用钢窗。 - We evaded the Soviet proposal of banning nuclear weapons in war and substituted for it a clause abjuring the threat of force in peacetime.
我们避开了苏联关于在战争中禁止使用核武器的建议,而用一项在和平时期放弃使用武力威胁的条款来代替它。 - This last clause is a thinly-veiled threat to those who might choose to ignore the decree.
这最后一项条款明显是对那些可能会无视法令之人的威慑。 - Too many members are specified in the where clause.
where子句中指定了过多的成员。 - Before is adverbial clause of time, I think.
时间状语从句,我打错了。 - The main clause and subordinate clause of compound sentence must have subject and predicate, as same as the simple sentence.
复合句的主句和从句也和简单句一样,必须有主语和谓语。