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clause n.子句,条款 A provision or stipulation in a contract, clause is a noun that comes to us from the old French clause, which, if we trace it way back, comes from the Latin clausula “the end, a closing termination.” Circa 1300, the “ending” implication of the word began to fade and was replaced by “article or section of a text.” Legal documents, like prenuptial agreements or job contracts, often contain a clause, or many. ★★☆☆☆ 2008.4

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[klɔ:z] A clause can be a scary thing. Whether it is a stipulation in a contract or a grammatical concept, people sometimes avoid clauses because they are too difficult to grasp. The southern states would not have signed the Constitution without protections for the “peculiar institution,” including a clause that counted a slave as three fifths of a man for purposes of congressional representation. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词](法律文书的)条款 A clause is a section of a legal document.   [oft N num]He has a clause in his contract which entitles him to a percentage of the profits.他的合同中有一项条款，使他有权分得一定比例的利润。...a compromise document sprinkled with escape clauses.不时出现些免责条款的折中文件...a complaint alleging a breach of clause 4 of the code.声称违犯了法规第4条有关规定的投诉2[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:main clause；relative clause；subordinate clause；(语法)分句，从句，子句 In grammar, a clause is a group of words containing a verb. Sentences contain one or more clauses. There are finite clauses and non-finite clauses.

英语单词	clause
英美音标	[klɔ:z]
中文释义	n.子句,条款
vocab简明	A clause can be a scary thing. Whether it is a stipulation in a contract or a grammatical concept, people sometimes avoid clauses because they are too difficult to grasp.
vocab扩展	A provision or stipulation in a contract, clause is a noun that comes to us from the old French clause, which, if we trace it way back, comes from the Latin clausula “the end, a closing termination.” Circa 1300, the “ending” implication of the word began to fade and was replaced by “article or section of a text.” Legal documents, like prenuptial agreements or job contracts, often contain a clause, or many.
真题原句	The southern states would not have signed the Constitution without protections for the “peculiar institution,” including a clause that counted a slave as three fifths of a man for purposes of congressional representation.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](法律文书的)条款 A clause is a section of a legal document. [oft N num] He has a clause in his contract which entitles him to a percentage of the profits. 他的合同中有一项条款，使他有权分得一定比例的利润。 ...a compromise document sprinkled with escape clauses. 不时出现些免责条款的折中文件 ...a complaint alleging a breach of clause 4 of the code. 声称违犯了法规第4条有关规定的投诉 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:main clause ；relative clause ；subordinate clause ；(语法)分句，从句，子句 In grammar, a clause is a group of words containing a verb. Sentences contain one or more clauses. There are finite clauses and non-finite clauses.
来源	2008.4

Clause Stipulation Contract Section Legal N Count 可数名词 Klɔ:Z