coordinate clauseBrE /kəʊˌɔːdɪnət ˈklɔːz/ 🔊NAmE /koʊˌɔːrdɪnət ˈklɔːz/ 🔊 noun (grammar 语法) each of two or more parts of a sentence, often joined by and, or, but, etc., that make separate statements that each have an equal importance 并列分句，并列子句（常由 and、or、but 等连接） ➡ compare subordinate clause