名詞 clause:

1. (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
2. a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)
   同義詞：article

1. This is a coordinate clause.
   這是一個并列子句。
2. A penalty clause was written into the contract.
   在合同中寫入了一項罰款條款。
3. A clever lawyer might find ways of getting round that clause.
   高明的律師也許能找到回避那一條款的辦法。
4. The penalty clause was hidden in the small print.
   懲罰條款印在不起眼的小號字體部分。
5. There is a contentious clause in the treaty.
   這條約中有一條有爭議的條款。
6. There is a clause in the contract forbidding tenants to sublet.
   合同中有一條款禁止承租人轉(zhuǎn)租房屋。
7. Please pay attention to this clause in the sentence.
   請注意看句中的這個從句。
8. This is an attributive clause.
   這是一個定語從句。

clause

n.Abbr. cl.（名詞）縮寫 cl.
Grammar A group of words containing a subject and a predicate and forming part of a compound or complex sentence.
【語法】 從句，分句，子句：包含一個主語和一個謂語的一組詞，構(gòu)成了復(fù)合詞或復(fù)合句的一部分
A distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document.
條款，款項：文件中明確的條約、規(guī)定或條款

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Medieval Latin clausa [close of a rhetorical period]
源自 中世紀拉丁語 clausa [一段修辭部分的結(jié)束]
from feminine of Latin clausus [past participle of] claudere [to close]
源自 拉丁語 clausus的陰性詞 [] claudere的過去分詞 [結(jié)束]

【引伸】
claus.al