cleft sentence

短语

分裂句（以it或that开始, 后接从句）

词形变化

cleft sentences 复数 cleft sentences

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A complex sentence expressible by a simple one, having a dependent clause in front of the main clause and, typically, stressing a particular constituent.

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词源

A single clause is split into two separate clauses.

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