restrictive clause
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++reˌstrictive ˈclause (also restrictive relative clause) noun [countable] technicalSLG a part of a sentence that says which particular person or thing you are talking about. For example in ‘the man who came to dinner’, the phrase ‘who came to dinner’ is a restrictive clause 限定性从句，限制性关系从句〔例如在the man who came to dinner中，who came to dinner是限制性从句〕 OPP non-restrictive clause
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restrictive clause• A restrictive clause in the title deed limited the land use to mission purposes.reˌstrictive ˈclause nounChineseSyllable
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restrictive clause
reˌstrictive ˈclause
(also reˌstrictive ˌrelative ˈclause) noun [countable]
technical a part of a sentence that says which particular person or thing you are talking about. For example in ‘the man who came to dinner’, the phrase ‘who came to dinner’ is a restrictive clause
OPP non-restrictive clause
reˌstrictive ˈclause
(also reˌstrictive ˌrelative ˈclause) noun [countable]technical a part of a sentence that says which particular person or thing you are talking about. For example in ‘the man who came to dinner’, the phrase ‘who came to dinner’ is a restrictive clause
OPP non-restrictive clause