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
双语例句
- The subordinate clause of the complex-sentence mainly expresses result, tense and degree& three grammar significances.
复句的补句主要表达结果、情态、程度三类语法意义。 - Some temporal adverbial clauses, judging from their forms, may be seriously misled to express temporal concept. And yet, they actually mark an adversative, causative, conditional, concessive, purposive or preference relation existing in the subordinate clause and the main clause in logic.
尽管有些状语从句从形式上看是时间状语，但从逻辑判断来分析却表示转折、原因、条件、让步、目的和取舍等关系。 - 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； - The main clause and subordinate clause of compound sentence must have subject and predicate, as same as the simple sentence.
复合句的主句和从句也和简单句一样，必须有主语和谓语。 - Passive subordinate clause also included the one with passive marker and the one which has no passive marker.
被动从句也包括有标志被动从句和意念被动从句。 - It is illustrated with examples that the infinitive can be substituted for the subordinate clause to make sentences more concise and more sprightly
用例句来说明如何用不定式替换主从复合句中的从句，使句子变得简洁明快，并富有表现力 - 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 - The Effect on the Subordinate Clause by the Determiners in English
英语中的限定词对关系分句的影响 - 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。 - In any English grammar textbooks, there are certain chapters analyzing complex sentences and its subordinate clause and main clause.
在英语语法著作中，都有专门的章节阐述所谓的复合句、包括从属分句和领句。