clauseAWBrE/klɔːz/NAmE/klɔːz/noun(grammar语法) agroupofwordsthatincludesasubjectandaverb, andformsasentenceorpartofasentence从句;子句;分句◆Inthesentence'TheyoftengotoItalybecausetheylovethefood', 'TheyoftengotoItaly'isthemainclauseand'becausetheylovethefood'isasubordinateclause. 在 They often go to Italy because they love the food 这个句子里,They often go to Italy 是主句,because they love the food 是从句。aniteminalegaldocumentthatsaysthataparticularthingmustormustnotbedone(法律文件的)条款