clause

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n. 子句, 条款 [计] 子句

发音

UK /klɔːz/
US /klɔz/
/klɑz/

词形变化

clauses 复数 clauses claused clauses 三单 clausing clausing 现在分词 claused 过去式 claused 过去分词

别名

cl.

教材释义与例句

名词

条款; 子句

释义与例句

n. B1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    A group of words that contains a subject and a verb; it may be part of a sentence or may constitute the whole sentence, depending on the syntax in each instance.

    从句

    语言学

    Near-synonyms: sentential, sentence

  2. 2.

    A verb, its necessary grammatical arguments, and any adjuncts affecting them.

    语言学
  3. 3.

    A verb along with its subject and their modifiers. If a clause provides a complete thought on its own, then it is an independent (superordinate) clause; otherwise, it is dependent (subordinate). (Independent clauses can be sentences; they can also be part of a sentence. Dependent clauses can only be part of a sentence.)

    分句

    语言学
  4. 4.

    A distinct part of a contract, a will or another legal document.

    法律
  5. 5.

    A constituent (component) of a statement or query.

    计算机 工程 数学
v.
  1. 1.

    To amend (a bill of lading or similar document).

    及物 金融 交通

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词源

From Middle English clause, claus, borrowed from Old French clause, from Medieval Latin clausa (Latin diminutive clausula (“close, end; a clause, close of a period”)), from Latin clausus, past participle of claudere (“to shut, close”). See close, its doublet.

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