relative clause
noun [ C ] language specialized uk/ˌrel.ə.tɪv ˈklɔːz/ us/ˌrel.ə.t̬ɪv ˈklɑːz/
关系从句
part of a sentence that cannot exist independently and describes a noun that comes before it in the main part of the sentence
In the sentence "The woman who I met was wearing a brown hat", "who I met" is a relative clause. 在句子 The woman whom I met was wearing a brown hat 中，who I met 是个关系从句。
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- In the sentence 'The restaurant that we went to has closed', 'that we went to' is a relative clause.
- In the sentence 'The man that Diana was speaking to was my ex-boss', the phrase 'that Diane was speaking to' is a relative clause.