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

• 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。
• 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。
• ( grammar) serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause.
  （语法）用以连接从句和主句。
• 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。
• Long term accumulation in legislation caused many problems in setting up of definition clause. the main performance of which is the non-unity between location and way of expression of definitive clause and its contents.
  现行法律文本中，定义条款设置中存在的问题多是在立法过程中长期积累形成的，主要表现为定义条款及其规定内容在法律文本中的位置和表述方式的不统一。
• Clauses of contrast give information that surprises, or contrasts with the main clause.
  对比状语从句用来表示超出主句表达的意义或与主句形成对比的信息。
• I was angry= main clause because he came late= dependent clause.
  我生气了主句，因为他来晚了从句。
• The main problems include: the autonomy of arbitration clause, i.e. where the principal contract is invalid or becomes invalid or even does not exist, is the arbitration clause in a bill of lading still effective?
  涉及到的问题有：提单仲裁条款独立性问题，即主合同无效或失效，甚至根本不存在时，提单仲裁条款是否仍然有效；
• This thesis analyses the syntactic and semantic features of English postpositive attributes, and holds that English postpositive attributes have three semantic features, i.e. modifying and describing the headword, supplementing and explaining the headword, and logically showing the circumstance of actions in the main clause.
  本文分析了英语后置定语的句法和语义特点，认为英语后置定语主要具有对中心词起到限定和描写、补充和说明以及表示主句行为发生的情状等语义特点。
• A verb, such as have, can, or will, that accompanies the main verb in a clause and helps to make distinctions in mood, voice, aspect, and tense.
  一类动词，如有，可以，或将，在句中伴随主动词，起到帮助区分语气，语态，体及时态。