英语释义

1. a group of words containing a subject and predicate and functioning as a member of a complex (see complex entry 2 sense 1b(2)) or compound (see compound entry 2 sense 3b) sentence
The sentence "When it rained they went inside" consists of two clauses: "when it rained" and "they went inside."

2. a separate section of a discourse (see discourse entry 1 sense 2) or writing specifically a distinct article in a formal document
a clause in a contract

3. a part of a sentence that has its own subject and verb

4. a separate part of a legal document

5. a separate part of a document (as a will)

6. a group of words having its own subject and predicate
The sentence “When it rained they went inside” is made up of two clauses: “when it rained” and “they went inside.”

7. a distinct section of a writing specifically a distinct article, stipulation, or proviso in a formal document
a no-strike clause in the collective bargaining agreement

片语

Preambulatory Clauses序言性条款

standard clauses标準条款

program clauses纲领性条款

cargo clauses货物保险条款

Default Clauses第七节

Adjective Clauses形容词性从句；定语从句

Contract Clauses合同条款

Adverb Clauses第十七章

Manner clauses方式分句

Final Clauses最后条款

英汉例句

• Tough new measures in the forthcoming equality bill will include gender pay reporting and proposals to ban secrecy clauses that are 「particularly prevalent in financial services」, she said.

  即将出台的《平等法案》中的严格的新举措将包括性别报酬报告和提议取消「在金融业特别流行」的秘密条款，她说。

• However, the draft carries more definitive clauses than that of Resolution 1718, which asks all member countries to cooperate in taking joint action if necessary.

  不过，草案的限定性条款比1718号决议要多，这些条款要求在必要时，所有成员国要互相配合，采取一致行动。

• While the clauses sound harmless and somewhat dull, they can nonetheless have a big impact on your return.

  尽管条款听起来没有恶意而有点晦涩，它们可能仍然对你的回报有很大影响。

• In the past few years, angel investor groups have started to 「over reach」 by adding clauses to financing agreements that limit the salaries of senior management.

  做过去的几年里，天使投资集团开始「过分插足」公司运营，在融资协议中增加了限制高级管理层工资待遇的条款。

• The Catholic church has been angered by clauses which could be interpreted as legalising abortion and gay marriage.

  新宪中有些条款可以被解释成允许堕胎和同行恋结婚，这也让天主教会盛怒不已。

• These clauses are discussed in detail in later sections.

  稍后的几节中将详细讨论这些子句。

• You can use these clauses in any combination to achieve the desired effect.

  您可以任意组合使用这些子句，以达到期望的效果。

• Avoid long sentences with multiple clauses and herds of commas.

  不要用带着各种从句和一大把逗号的长句子。

• Any data items that have value clauses are initialized to the appropriate value at that time.

  含有value子句的任意数据项将在此时被初始化为一个适当的值。

• In my next column, I'll take a look at the remaining clauses of term sheets.

  在我的下一篇专栏文章中，我将一瞥投资意向书的剩余条款。