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'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 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。
• Based on different rationales, several different predictions on relative clause process difficulty order have been proposed by researchers abroad.
  基于不同的理论依据，国外研究者已提出了多种关于关系从句习得难度顺序假设。
• Used as the antecedent of a relative clause.
  用作关系从句的先行词。
• 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。
• 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
• This paper adopts a cognitive, pragmatic approach to the study of relative clauses in Chinese, addressing such major issues as restrictiveness and unrestrictiveness, the syntactic properties and functions of the relative clause, and the semantic relationships between relative clauses and the head noun.
  本文从认知语用的角度探讨了汉语关系小句的限定性与非限定性问题，关系小句与中心语的语义关系以及关系小句的句法特征和功能。
• 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。
• 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。
• Chapter Three is a close analysis of English restrictive relative clause used by native speakers.
  第三章具体分析了英语母语使用者对定语从句在文本中的使用。