clause

英 [klɔːz]

美 [klɔːz]

n.  从句; 分句; 子句; (法律文件等的)条款

复数：clauses　

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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
  1. 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。
• （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.
  1. 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。
  2. ...a compromise document sprinkled with escape clauses.
     不时出现些免责条款的折中文件
  3. ...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
• 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)
  Synonym:article

双语例句

• Lessig maintained that Congress violated the constitution's Copyright Clause and the First Amendment when it passed the extension.
  lessig坚持说国会在通过该法案时，违反了宪法的著作权条款和第一修正案。
• A penalty clause was written into the contract.
  在合同中写入了一项罚款条款。
• 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。
• The main ( or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb.
  复杂句中的主句至少有一个主语和一个动词。
• I have no more questions about this clause.
  就这一条款我没有问题了。
• This is a causal clause.
  这是一个原因从句。
• There can be multiple files specified in this clause.
  在该子句中可以指定多个文件。
• ( grammar) serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause.
  （语法）用以连接从句和主句。
• 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。