clause

[klɔ:z]

n.条款, [语]从句

例句与用法：

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。

词形变化：

形容词: clausal |

详细释义：

n.[C]

1. (文件的)条款, 款

The third clause of the contract specifies when the payments are due.

合同第三款规定了付款的时间。

2. 【语】从句

In general, a grammatical clause contains a subject and a predicate.

一般说来, 一个合乎语法的从句包含有主语与谓语。