单词 | clause |
释义 | clauseclause /klɔz/ ●●○ S3 AWL noun [countable] 1law a part of a written law or legal document that deals with a particular subject, condition, etc.: A clause in the contract states when payment must be made.2eng. lang. arts in grammar, a group of words that contains a subject and a verb, but which is usually only part of a sentence. In the sentence “Jim is the only one who knows the answer,” “who knows the answer” is a clause. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French, Medieval Latin clausa end of a sentence, from Latin claudere] → see also phrase1 (2) |
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