concessive clause
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) [k?n?ses.?v ?kl??z]
- 美式音標(biāo) [k?n?ses.?v ?klɑ?z]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- 讓步從句
英漢例句
- Concessive adverbial clause is used to express certain unfavorable circumstances or opposite conditions, which however, do not prevent the action in the main clause from happening.
讓步狀語從句表示某種不利的情況或相反的條件，但這些因素竝不能阻止主句動作的發(fā)生。
雙語例句
詞組短語
- concessive adverbial clauses 讓步狀語從句
- concessive -contrastive clauses 讓轉(zhuǎn)複句
- universal conditional -concessive clauses 一般條件讓步從句
- alternative conditional -concessive clauses 選擇條件讓步從句
短語
英英字典
- a clause, often beginning with "though" or "although", that expresses an idea that suggests the opposite of the main part of the sentence
- A concessive clause is a subordinate clause which refers to a situation that contrasts with the one described in the main clause. For example, in the sentence "Although he was tired, he couldn't get to sleep," the first clause is a concessive clause.