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

• The incorporated, or subordinate clause is normally called an embedded clause, and the clause into which it is embedded is called a matrix clause.
  被并入或是从属的子句通常被称为子句，而包含子句的子句被称为主句。
• From the syntax perspective, the principal clause of Chinese verb-copying supplementary complex-sentence is in the form of complex predicate, and the subordinate clause duplicates or duplicates partly the core predicate verb of the sentence, adds structural particle-"de", and then brings the complement.
  从句法上看，复动补充复句主句谓语形式复杂，补句重复或部分重复主句中的谓语核心动词，再带结构助词得后跟补语。
• 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。
• ( grammar) serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause.
  （语法）用以连接从句和主句。
• 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。
• Therefore, this paper analyzes in long sentences four kinds of subordinate structure, that is, Participle, Appositive, Verbless clause and Complex "with" structure.
  为此，本文以长句为单位，分析阅读中四个常见的从属结构：分词、同位语、无动词分句和with复合结构。
• 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。
• A subordinate ( or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence.
  一个句子中的从句的功能类似于名词、形容词或者副词。
• It is illustrated with examples that the infinitive can be substituted for the subordinate clause to make sentences more concise and more sprightly
  用例句来说明如何用不定式替换主从复合句中的从句，使句子变得简洁明快，并富有表现力
• 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