relative clause

英 [ˈrelətɪv klɔːz]

美 [ˈrelətɪv klɔːz]

n.  关系从句

柯林斯词典

• 关系从句
  In grammar, arelative clauseis a subordinate clause which specifies or gives information about a person or thing. Relative clauses come after a noun or pronoun and, in English, often begin with a relative pronoun such as 'who', 'which', or 'that'.

英英释义

noun

• a clause introduced by a relative pronoun
  1. `who visits frequently' is a relative clause in the sentence `John, who visits frequently, is ill'

双语例句

• In this sentence the relative clause restricts the application of the word candidate to a single person.
  这句话中，关系从句将先行词candidate限制为一个人。
• Argumentation of Embedded Relative Clause and Its Illumination on English Grammar Teaching
  嵌入式关系分句的论证及其对英语语法教学的启示
• The paper discussed the relative clause of road machinery rent contract in construction, and introduced the advantage of machinery rent, problem and protective measures.
  探讨公路工程施工中筑路机械租赁合同中有关承租方利益的条款，并介绍机械租用的优越性和租赁工程中遇到的问题以及采取的防范措施。
• Since you can not guarantee prompt shipment, we must amend the relative clause accordingly.
  既然你方不能保证即期装船，我们必须相应地将有关条款作一修改。
• Relative clause, as a typical type, has been studied as early as 1970s.
  尤其是关系从句，早在上世纪70年代就有人研究过。
• Used as the antecedent of a relative clause followed by a relative clause, often without that
  后接关系从句，常不用that
• The deep structure of the nominal relative clause is different from its surface structure.
  名词性关系从句的深层结构与其表层结构不一致。
• Meanwhile, Relative Clause is also a hot issue forthe research of linguistics and second language acquisition.
  同时，关系从句也是语言学和二语习得研究的一个热点。
• Just because of this, the kind of clause is a special nominal clause as well as a special relative clause.
  正因为如此，这种从句即是一种特殊的关系从句又是一种特殊的名词性从句。
• Different hypotheses and theories have been put forward to explain this subject-object asymmetry in English relative clause processing and they turned out to be successful in a large sense.
  针对这种在关系小句加工中存在的主、宾语不对称现象，学者们提出了不同的理论和假说，并成功地对其进行了解释。