限定性定语从句是英语语法中从句的一种，是定语从句的分支之一。
限制性从句 限制性定语从句的例句
1.窗户朝南的那间房间是我的。
The room whose window faces south is mine.=The room of which the window faces south is mine.
1. 整座城市躺在废墟中，其中百分子75的工厂和大楼消失不见了。 The whole city, 75% of whose factories and buildings were gone, lay in ruins.
2. 我们公司有2000工人，三分之二是女工。
Our company has 2000 workers, of whom two thirds/ two thirds of whom are women.
3. 那些被困在废墟里的人已经得救了。
Those who were trapped under the ruins finally got rescued.
4. 你们刚才谈论的`那场地震好可怕呀！
The earthquake that you were talking about sounded frightening/shocking.=The earthquake about which you were talking sounded frightening.
5. 我的家人都是音乐爱好者，今晚将去看电影。
My family, all of whom are music lovers, are going to the movie tonight.
6. 我们正在看的这幢大楼过去曾经是一家医院。
The building which we are looking at used to be a hospital.
7. 约翰向母亲说起过把他在国外见过的人和城市。
John once talked to his mom about the people and cities that he had visited abroad.
8. 他是去过伦敦的一位以观光者之一。
He is one of the tourists who have been to London.
9. 他是这些观光者当中唯一去过伦敦的。
He is the only one of the visitors that/who has been to London.
10. 这就是你们上个礼拜参观过的学校吗？
Is this the school that you visited last Sunday?
11. 这所学校就是你们上个礼拜参观过的那所吗？
Is this school the one that you visited last Sunday?
12. 他们曾经居住过的是在这个地方里。
It is in this place that he once lived.
13. 这是他们曾经住过的地址。
It is the place where he once lived.
14. 他有两个儿子，每一位都看起来像他。
He has two sons, either of whom looks like him.
15. 他有连个儿子，并且每一个都看起来像他。
He has two sons, and either of them looks like him.
16. 这是一本封面是蓝的书。
17. This is a book whose cover is blue.=This is a book,of which the cover is blue=This is a book,the cover of which is blue.
18. 他不说令她生气的话。He said nothing that made her angry.
19. 那就是他拒绝在会上发言的理由。That was the reason why/for which he refused to speak at the meeting. =That was the reason which/that he refused to speak for at the meeting.
20. 那就是前几天麦克给我的理由。
That was the reason that/which Mac gave me.
限制性与非限制性定语从句区别
一、在句中作用不同
限制性定语从句对被修饰的先行词有限定制约作用,使该词的含义更具体,更明确。限制性定语从句不能被省略,否则句意就不完整。
非限制性定语从句与先行词关系不十分密切,只是对其作一些附加说明,不起限定制约作用。如果将非限制性定语从句省去,主句的意义仍然完整。
二、外在表现形式不同
限制性定语从句因与先行词关系密切,所以不可以用逗号将其与主句隔开;而非限制性定语从句与先行词关系不十分密切,所以可用逗号将其与主句隔开。
例 1. Do you remember the girl who taught us English?
你还记得教我们英语的那个女孩吗?
例 2. Clock is a kind of instrument which can tell people time.
钟是一种能够告诉人们时间的仪器。
例 3. This is the place where he used to live.
这就是他过去居住的地方。
例 4. Mr. Zhang, who came to see me yesterday, is an old friend of mine.
张先生昨天来看我,他是我的一位朋友。
例 5. We walked down the village street, where they were having market day.
我们沿着村里的大街向前走去,村民们正在那里赶集。
析:在前三个例句中,定语从句与先行词关系密切,为限制性定语从句,不可用逗号将其与主句隔开。在后两个例句中,定语从句与先行词关系不密切,为非限制性定语从句,可用逗号将其与主句隔开。
三、先行词内容有所不同
大多数限制性和非限制性定语从句的先行词往往为某一个词或短语,而特殊情况下非限制性定语从句的先行词也可为整个主句,此时非限制性定语从句常由 which 引导。
例 1. A middle-aged woman killed her husband, which frightened me very much.
一个中年女子杀害了自己的丈夫,这令我十分恐惧。
析:由语境可知,令“我”恐惧的内容应为“中年女子杀害了自己的丈夫”这整个一件事,因此先行词为整个主句,此时应由 which 引导定语从句。
例 2. A five-year-old boy can speak two foreign languages, which surprises all the people present.
一个五岁男孩会讲两门外语,这令所有在场的人感到非常惊讶。
析:由语境可知,令所有在场的人感到惊讶的内容是“一个五岁男孩会讲两门外语”这整个一件事,因此先行词为整个主句,此时应由 which 引导非限制性定语从句。
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