clause

名词 clause:

1. (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
2. a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)
   同义词：article

1. This is a coordinate clause.
   这是一个并列子句。
2. A penalty clause was written into the contract.
   在合同中写入了一项罚款条款。
3. A clever lawyer might find ways of getting round that clause.
   高明的律师也许能找到回避那一条款的办法。
4. The penalty clause was hidden in the small print.
   惩罚条款印在不起眼的小号字体部分。
5. There is a contentious clause in the treaty.
   这条约中有一条有争议的条款。
6. There is a clause in the contract forbidding tenants to sublet.
   合同中有一条款禁止承租人转租房屋。
7. Please pay attention to this clause in the sentence.
   请注意看句中的这个从句。
8. This is an attributive clause.
   这是一个定语从句。

clause

n.Abbr. cl.（名词）缩写 cl.
Grammar A group of words containing a subject and a predicate and forming part of a compound or complex sentence.
【语法】 从句，分句，子句：包含一个主语和一个谓语的一组词，构成了复合词或复合句的一部分
A distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document.
条款，款项：文件中明确的条约、规定或条款

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Medieval Latin clausa [close of a rhetorical period]
源自 中世纪拉丁语 clausa [一段修辞部分的结束]
from feminine of Latin clausus [past participle of] claudere [to close]
源自 拉丁语 clausus的阴性词 [] claudere的过去分词 [结束]

【引伸】
claus.al