Marginal clause
[经] 栏外条款
🧩 词语组成解析
marginal
['mɑrdʒɪnl]
adj. 边的，边缘的;旁注的;临界的，最低限度的;收入仅敷支出的;
margin边缘 + al 表示属于...的、具有...性质的、如...的 → a.微小的,不重要的;仅以微弱多数票获胜的;记在页边的
clause
[klɔ:z]
n. 从句，分句;条款，款项;
🗣️ 情景例句
It was destined to happen.
这是命中注定。
By accident Marion overheard some nasty gossip.
马里恩偶然听到了一些令人不愉快的谣言。
It must have been a gas that could burn but that would not explode, a gas that did not smell strong, and a gas that did not kill people.
它一定是一种能够燃烧而不能爆炸的气体，一种味道不很强的而且不使人致死的气体。