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

• What kind of relative clause do we normally use to modify a non-nominal antecedent?
  我们通常使用哪种关系分句去修饰非名词性先行词？
• Used as the antecedent of a relative clause.
  用作关系从句的先行词。
• 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。
• The term "island constraints" refers to the grammatical phenomena that elements in a construction such as a subject clause, an adjunct, or a relative clause ( RC) cannot move out of the construction.
  岛屿限制现象指的是某些句子结构如主语、复杂名词短语（如关系从句和名词补语从句）和状语等结构中的成分不能移位。
• 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。
• The relative clause is a very important structure in English and it has been studied from different angles in the literature.
  关系从句是英语中的一个重要句式，研究者们一直在从各个角度对其加以研究。
• What's the difference between adverbial clause and relative clause here?
  地点状语和定语从句在这里是什么区别？
• Relative clause is an important but difficult grammatical structure in English study.
  关系从句是英语学习中的一个重点和难点。
• 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。
• Analysis: What interested me most is the subject clause, while Vietnamese concepts and values were translated into English is a relative clause modifying the way.
  令我最感兴趣的是越南人的观念和价值观译成英语时的表达方式。