clauses
A clause is a section of a legal document.
He has a clause in his contract which entitles him to a percentage of the profits.
他在他的合同里有一项条款保证他享有一定比例的利润。
a complaint alleging a breach of clause 4 of the code.
声称违犯了法规中第4条的一起投诉。
a compromise document sprinkled with escape clauses.
一份满是免责条款的妥协性文件。
In grammar, a clause is a group of words containing a verb. Sentences contain one or more clauses.
In both cases it is the subordinate clause which is the governing sentence.
在这两个例句中,控制语句都是它们的从句。
A subordinate or dependent clause cannot stand by itself but must be connected to another clause.
从句或从属子句不能单独存在,而必须要和另外一个分句连在一起。