clause
noun
klɔːz
noun
1
a
part
of
a
written
law
or
legal
document
covering
a
particular
subject
of
the
whole
law
or
document
〔法律等文件中的〕条款，项目
A
confidentiality
clause
was
added
to
the
contract.
合同中加上了一条保密条款。
2
a
group
of
words
that
contains
a
subject
and
a
verb,
but
which
is
usually
only
part
of
a
sentence
[术语] 从句，分句
technical