clause

IPA/klɔːz/
KK[klˈɔz]IPA/klɔːz/

clause — 名詞

  • clausesingular
  • clausesplural

1. A section within a formal written document, such as a contract or a law, that st

1.名詞
釋義

條款

正式文件中的具體規定

A section within a formal written document, such as a contract or a law, that states a specific rule, obligation, or condition that people must follow.

例句

Leila asked her lawyer to explain each clause in the insurance policy before signing.

Leila 請她的律師在她簽署前解釋保單中的每一項條款。

collocation: 'clause in [a policy/contract]'

The employment contract contains a clause that prevents workers from sharing company secrets.

僱傭合約中包含一項禁止員工洩漏公司機密的條款。

structure: 'contains a clause that [verb phrase]'

常見搭配
  • confidentiality clause
  • penalty clause
  • termination clause
  • include a clause
  • breach a clause
  • subject to a clause
同義詞
  • provision

    A condition or stipulation within a legal document; slightly broader than clause and often implies something that must be fulfilled

  • article

    A numbered or titled section in a formal legal document, especially in constitutions or treaties

  • term

    A specific condition of an agreement, commonly used in business and commercial contracts

用法筆記

Frequently used with verbs such as 'include,' 'contain,' 'add,' 'breach,' or 'violate.' The subject is typically a document (contract, agreement, law, treaty) and the clause itself names a specific requirement or prohibition.

常見錯誤

The company violated a paragraph of the contract.
The company violated a clause of the contract.
A clause is a specific provision within a legal document, not the same as a paragraph.
Sign each clause of the agreement.
Sign the agreement, which contains several clauses.
You sign the whole document, not individual clauses.

2. In grammar, a set of words built around a verb that has its own subject, forming

2.名詞B2
釋義

子句

包含主詞和動詞的句子組成單位

In grammar, a set of words built around a verb that has its own subject, forming either a complete sentence by itself or a part of a longer sentence.

例句

The teacher showed how a complex sentence joins one main clause to one or more subordinate clauses.

老師示範複雜句如何將一個主要子句與一個或多個從屬子句連接。

main clause + subordinate clause structure

Priya studied each clause in the paragraph to check whether every sentence was complete.

Priya 仔細檢查段落中的每個子句，以確認每個句子在文法上都完整。

常見搭配
  • main clause
  • subordinate clause
  • relative clause
  • dependent clause
  • independent clause
  • noun clause

用法筆記

Clauses are divided into main (independent) clauses, which can stand alone as a sentence, and subordinate (dependent) clauses, which cannot. A clause is different from a phrase: a phrase lacks a subject-verb structure.

常見錯誤

A phrase is the same as a clause.
A phrase differs from a clause because a phrase lacks a subject-verb relationship.
A clause must contain a subject and a verb; a phrase does not.
Every clause can stand alone as a complete sentence.
Only main clauses can stand alone; subordinate clauses depend on a main clause.
Subordinate clauses cannot function as independent sentences.

同根字

  • clausal
    形容詞C1

常見搭配

常用片語

  • draft a clause
  • read a clause
  • add a clause

介系詞搭配

  • in a clause
  • under a clause
  • by clause