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
- It points out that the correct comprehension of open IF-clause depends on the understanding of the semantic relationship between the main clause and the subordinate clause, as well as the context.
文章指出正确理解、把握、使用开放性If-条件句有赖于对主、从句间语义关系的认识以及具体语境的掌握。 - 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。 - ( grammar) serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause.
(语法)用以连接从句和主句。 - 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 - 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 - 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。 - Therefore, this paper analyzes in long sentences four kinds of subordinate structure, that is, Participle, Appositive, Verbless clause and Complex "with" structure.
为此,本文以长句为单位,分析阅读中四个常见的从属结构:分词、同位语、无动词分句和with复合结构。 - As for its syntax characteristics, short sentences are used much more often than long and complicated sentences, but in this paper subordinate clause and composite sentences are discussed.
而句法上的特点是短句比长难句常见,但这篇文章着重讨论从句以及复合句的翻译。 - Research on English Subordinate Clause Recognition: A Corpus based Approach
基于语料库的英语从句识别研究 - Learning word well first, followed by putting phrase in, thirdly the subordinate clause, finishing the whole sentences fourthly.
先学好单词,然后套上短语,其次从句,再次完成句子。 
