clause

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柯林斯詞典

clause /kl??z/ (clauses)

1. N-COUNT A clause is a section of a legal document. (法律文件的) 條款
He has a clause in his contract which entitles him to a percentage of the profits. 他在他的合同里有一項(xiàng)條款保證他享有一定比例的利潤(rùn)。
...a compromise document sprinkled with escape clauses. …一份滿是免責(zé)條款的妥協(xié)性文件。
2. N-COUNT In grammar, a clause is a group of words containing a verb. Sentences contain one or more clauses. 分句

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劍橋詞典

clause noun [C] (LEGAL DOCUMENT)

There was a penalty clause which said you had to pay half the cost if you cancelled your booking .
The clause was added to the contract at Carlos's request .
He pointed to the clause about payment .

clause noun [C] (GRAMMAR)

In the sentence 'The woman who I met was wearing a brown hat ', 'who I met ' is a relative clause.
The sentence 'Although he's quiet , he's not shy ' begins with a concessive clause.
A sentence might consist of a main clause and a subordinate clause, linked by a conjunction .
In English , a conditional clause usually begins with 'if'.
Students learn how to identify different clauses within a complex sentence .
In the sentence 'The woman who I met was wearing a brown hat ', 'who I met ' is a relative clause.

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