clause
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A clause is a section of a legal document. (法律文件的) 條款
He has a clause in his contract which entitles him to a percentage of the profits. 他在他的郃同裡有一項條款保証他享有一定比例的利潤。
...a compromise document sprinkled with escape clauses. …一份滿是免責條款的妥協性文件。
2. N-COUNT In grammar, a clause is a group of words containing a verb. Sentences contain one or more clauses. 分句
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clause /klɔːz/ (clauses)
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- There was a penalty clause which said you had to pay half the cost if you cancelled your booking .
- The clause was added to the contract at Carlos's request .
- He pointed to the clause about payment .
- In the sentence 'The woman who I met was wearing a brown hat ', 'who I met ' is a relative clause.
- The sentence 'Although he's quiet , he's not shy ' begins with a concessive clause.
- A sentence might consist of a main clause and a subordinate clause, linked by a conjunction .
- In English , a conditional clause usually begins with 'if'.
- Students learn how to identify different clauses within a complex sentence .
- In the sentence 'The woman who I met was wearing a brown hat ', 'who I met ' is a relative clause. 返回 clause
clause noun [C] (LEGAL DOCUMENT)
lawa particular part of a written legal document , for example a law passed by Parliament or a contract (= an agreement )
(法律文件的)條款,款項
They have added /deleted /amended a clause in the contract which says the company can make people redundant for economic reasons . 他們在郃同中增加/刪除/脩改了一項條款,該條款稱公司可以因爲經濟原因裁減人員。
Clause 4 of the constitution is thought to be the most important section . 憲法第四條被認爲是最重要的部分。
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clause noun [C] (GRAMMAR)
B2 language specializeda group of words, consisting of a subject and a finite form of a verb
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In the sentence "I can't cook very well but I make quite good pancakes ", both "I can't cook very well" and "I make good pancakes " are main /independent clauses (= they are of equal importance and could each exist as a separate sentence ). 在 I can't cook very well but I make good pancakes(我菜燒得不太好,可是蛋餅煎得很不錯)這句話中,I can't cook very well 和 I make good pancakes 都是主句/獨立分句。
In the sentence "I'll get you some stamps if I go to town ", "if I go to town " is a subordinate /dependent clause (= it is not as important as the main part of the sentence and could not exist as a separate sentence ). 在 I'll get you some stamps if I go to town(如果我去城裡,會給你帶些郵票)這句話中,if I go to town 是從句/從屬分句。
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