Clause



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解释

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• n. 从句; ( 法律等) 条款
• ［英］ 从句 ( group of words that includes a subject and a verb, forming a sentence)
• ［类］ paragraph : essay / clause : sentence ( 段落组成文章 / 从句组成句子)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin clausa close of a rhetorical period, from Latin, feminine of clausus, past participle of claudere to close — more at close
• Date: 13th century
• 1. a group of words containing a subject and predicate and functioning as a member of a complex or compound sentence
• 2. a separate section of a discourse or writing; specifically a distinct article in a formal document

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