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？
• This paper explores how some notional verbs merge into the relative clause structure.
  本文探讨实义动词如何融入关系小句。
• Different hypotheses and theories have been put forward to explain this subject-object asymmetry in English relative clause processing and they turned out to be successful in a large sense.
  针对这种在关系小句加工中存在的主、宾语不对称现象，学者们提出了不同的理论和假说，并成功地对其进行了解释。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• The paper discussed the relative clause of road machinery rent contract in construction, and introduced the advantage of machinery rent, problem and protective measures.
  探讨公路工程施工中筑路机械租赁合同中有关承租方利益的条款，并介绍机械租用的优越性和租赁工程中遇到的问题以及采取的防范措施。
• Meanwhile, Relative Clause is also a hot issue forthe research of linguistics and second language acquisition.
  同时，关系从句也是语言学和二语习得研究的一个热点。