Any expression which is used to build up a compound sentence out of simpler sentences will be called a sentential operator, because it "operates" on sentences to produce more complex forms.
任何一个用于从简单句子构成复杂句的表达项称为一个句子运算符，这是因为它在句子上进行“运算”以产生出更复杂的形式。
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