main clause

英 [ˌmeɪn ˈklɔːz]

美 [ˌmeɪn ˈklɔːz]

n.  主句

法律

牛津词典

noun

• 主句
  a group of words that includes a subject and a verb and can form a sentence

柯林斯词典

• (语法中的)主句
  Amain clauseis a clause that can stand alone as a complete sentence.

英英释义

noun

• a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence
  Synonym:independent clause

双语例句

• Concessive adverbial clause is used to express certain unfavorable circumstances or opposite conditions, which however, do not prevent the action in the main clause from happening.
  让步状语从句表示某种不利的情况或相反的条件，但这些因素并不能阻止主句动作的发生。
• The main ( or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb.
  复杂句中的主句至少有一个主语和一个动词。
• 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。
• A sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause.
  至少包含一个主句和一个从句的句子。
• Catch main clause to pick up important information.
  捕捉句子主干提取重要信息。
• When the reporting clause does not appears at the beginning of the sentence, then the clause is regarded as a comment clause, and the direct/ indirect speech as the main clause.
  当转述小句不出现在句首时，它被视为评述分句，直/间接引语被认为是主句。
• Whether or not this article is a general clause, there are three main theoretical perspectives: First, doctrine theory; Second, general clause theory; Third, limit general clause theory.
  对于这一条是否是一般条款，理论界主要有三种观点：一是法定主义说；二是一般条款说；三是有限的一般条款说。
• As for tense, "maekara" designates times that distinguish between duration and point as regards what is described by the main clause;
  在语义上，“マエカラ”指定的时间有主句时间和主句时间的开始时点之别；
• In the process of semantic extension from the starting point of the main clause event, time to the main clause event, time, the counter, expectation implicature plays a major role.
  由时间起点义向单纯时间义的语义扩张过程中，这些时间从句常带有的反预期的语用含义起着决定性的作用。
• The frequency of errors on introductory connectives made by non-major college students in advanced proficiency level is similar to that of errors in the relation between subordinate clause and main clause.
  高级水平的非英语专业的大学生出现关联词错误与主从句关系错误的频数基本差不多；