subordinate clause

英 [səˌbɔːdɪnət ˈklɔːz]

美 [səˌbɔːrdɪnət ˈklɔːz]

n.  从句; 从属分句

牛津词典

noun

• 从句；从属分句
  a group of words that is not a sentence but adds information to the main part of a sentence, for example when it rang in She answered the phone when it rang .

柯林斯词典

• 从句;从属分句
  Asubordinate clauseis a clause in a sentence which adds to or completes the information given in the main clause. It cannot usually stand alone as a sentence.

英英释义

noun

• a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb
  Synonym:dependent clause

双语例句

• ( grammar) serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause.
  （语法）用以连接从句和主句。
• Some temporal adverbial clauses, judging from their forms, may be seriously misled to express temporal concept. And yet, they actually mark an adversative, causative, conditional, concessive, purposive or preference relation existing in the subordinate clause and the main clause in logic.
  尽管有些状语从句从形式上看是时间状语，但从逻辑判断来分析却表示转折、原因、条件、让步、目的和取舍等关系。
• The main clause and subordinate clause of compound sentence must have subject and predicate, as same as the simple sentence.
  复合句的主句和从句也和简单句一样，必须有主语和谓语。
• In the pragmatics level, we find that the principal clause of the complex-sentence is objective presentation of an incident, and the subordinate clause of the complex-sentence is used to express the subjective evaluation of the writers and talkers.
  在语用层面，我们发现复句主句的语用功能在于客观陈述一个事件，补句的语用功能在于表达说写者的主观评价。
• The author selected six variables, including vocabulary, sentence length and nominal phrase, subordinate clause, passives and reduced clause.
  本文选择了六个变量，包括词汇、句长、名词性短语、从属子句、被动形式和紧缩子句。
• Syntactic Features in Using of the Subordinate Clause by Chinese Senior High School Students
  中国高中生从属分句的句法使用特征研究
• In any English grammar textbooks, there are certain chapters analyzing complex sentences and its subordinate clause and main clause.
  在英语语法著作中，都有专门的章节阐述所谓的复合句、包括从属分句和领句。
• The subordinate clause of the complex-sentence mainly expresses result, tense and degree& three grammar significances.
  复句的补句主要表达结果、情态、程度三类语法意义。
• Why can be used as a conjunctive adverb and a relative adverb to introduce subordinate clause; besides, why is an interjection, so why can express the mood or emotion.
  如why可以作为连接副词和关系副词引导从句，同时由于自身具备感叹词的性质，也可以表达感叹的语气。
• It points out that the correct comprehension of open IF-clause depends on the understanding of the semantic relationship between the main clause and the subordinate clause, as well as the context.
  文章指出正确理解、把握、使用开放性If-条件句有赖于对主、从句间语义关系的认识以及具体语境的掌握。