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 Requirements and Functions of Subordinate Clause in Chinese& Discuss with Mr. Shi, Yuzhi
  汉语中从句位置的配置要求及其作用&兼与石毓智先生商榷
• 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。
• Compared with "mae/ maeni",( 1)" maekara "features more negative forms in its subordinate clause, and its main clause more often takes the form of" siteiru "or nominal or adjectival predicates;
  与“マエ/マエニ”复句相比较：（1）“マエカラ”复句的从句内否定式出现的比例较高，主句以テイル形式以及名词、形容词等状态性谓语为主；
• 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。
• 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。
• The contracted structure, a distinctive structure in modern Chinese, can be the contracted sentence when it is alone and can also be part of the simple sentence as well as the subordinate clause of the complex sentence.
  紧缩结构是现代汉语中很有特色的一种结构类型，紧缩结构可以单独成句成为紧缩句，也可以充当单句的句子成分，还可以充当复句的分句。
• Why can be used as a conjunctive adverb and a relative adverb to introduce subordinate clause; besides, why is an interjection, so why can express the mood or emotion.
  如why可以作为连接副词和关系副词引导从句，同时由于自身具备感叹词的性质，也可以表达感叹的语气。
• 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
• As for its syntax characteristics, short sentences are used much more often than long and complicated sentences, but in this paper subordinate clause and composite sentences are discussed.
  而句法上的特点是短句比长难句常见，但这篇文章着重讨论从句以及复合句的翻译。
• The frequency of errors on introductory connectives made by non-major college students in advanced proficiency level is similar to that of errors in the relation between subordinate clause and main clause.
  高级水平的非英语专业的大学生出现关联词错误与主从句关系错误的频数基本差不多；