果味酸柯林斯词典

concessive clause

C 开头单词

音标发音

  • 英式音标 [kənˌses.ɪv ˈklɔːz]
  • 美式音标 [kənˌses.ɪv ˈklɑːz]
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基本解释

  • 让步从句

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英汉例句

    双语例句

  • Concessive adverbial clause is used to express certain unfavorable circumstances or opposite conditions, which however, do not prevent the action in the main clause from happening.
    让步状语从句表示某种不利的情况或相反的条件，但这些因素并不能阻止主句动作的发生。

词组短语

    短语

  • concessive adverbial clauses 让步状语从句
  • concessive -contrastive clauses 让转复句
  • universal conditional -concessive clauses 一般条件让步从句
  • alternative conditional -concessive clauses 选择条件让步从句

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • a clause, often beginning with "though" or "although", that expresses an idea that suggests the opposite of the main part of the sentence

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • A concessive clause is a subordinate clause which refers to a situation that contrasts with the one described in the main clause. For example, in the sentence "Although he was tired, he couldn't get to sleep," the first clause is a concessive clause.