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