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reˌstrictive ˈclause (also restrictive relative clause) noun [countableC] 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