government and binding theory
noun🔊/ˌɡʌvənmənt ən ˈbaɪndɪŋ θɪəri/
(also binding theory)
[uncountable] (a theory of grammar based on the idea that a series of conditions relate the parts of a sentence together 支配约束理论，管约理论，管辖约束理论（即基于一系列条件连接起句子各部分的理念的语法理论）