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

• 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。
• Given the independent use property and complete internal argument structure of the Chinese relative clause, we postulate that a relative clause can have the same syntactic status as a normal sentence with topic and focus positions.
  鉴于汉语关系从句的独立使用特征和内部论元结构的完整性，本文认为汉语关系从句与一般句有相同的句法地位，可以有自己的话题和焦点。
• Fossilization of Relative Clause by Non-English Majors from the Perspective of Accessibility Hierarchy
  从可及性层级假设看非英语专业学习者关系从句僵化
• Used in front of the antecedent of a relative clause
  用於关系从句的先行词前
• 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 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。
• 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 second chapter presents the relevant theories and reviews the previous studies of relative clause.
  第二章是相关理论和前人研究的述评。
• 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