clause

汉语翻译

n. 子句, 条款
【计】 子句
【经】 条款

词型变化

形容词:clausal 

英语解释

名词 clause:

(grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentencea separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)同义词：article

例句

This is a coordinate clause.这是一个并列子句。A penalty clause was written into the contract.在合同中写入了一项罚款条款。A clever lawyer might find ways of getting round that clause.高明的律师也许能找到回避那一条款的办法。The penalty clause was hidden in the small print.惩罚条款印在不起眼的小号字体部分。There is a contentious clause in the treaty.这条约中有一条有争议的条款。There is a clause in the contract forbidding tenants to sublet.合同中有一条款禁止承租人转租房屋。Please pay attention to this clause in the sentence.请注意看句中的这个从句。This is an attributive clause.这是一个定语从句。

详细解释

clause

n.Abbr. cl.（名词）缩写 cl.
Grammar A group of words containing a subject and a predicate and forming part of a compound or complex sentence.
【语法】 从句，分句，子句：包含一个主语和一个谓语的一组词，构成了复合词或复合句的一部分
A distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document.
条款，款项：文件中明确的条约、规定或条款

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Medieval Latin clausa [close of a rhetorical period]
源自 中世纪拉丁语 clausa [一段修辞部分的结束]
from feminine of Latin clausus [past participle of] claudere [to close]
源自 拉丁语 clausus的阴性词 [] claudere的过去分词 [结束]

【引伸】
claus.al