单词 | subjunctive proposition |
释义 | > as lemmassubjunctive proposition subjunctive proposition n. †(a) a subordinate clause (obsolete); (b) a proposition containing a verb in the subjunctive; a conditional proposition. ΚΠ 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1355 This particle or Conjunction Eι, that is to say, If, and..what Subjunctive proposition soever following after it [Gk. τοῦ μετ' αὐτοῦ ταχθέντος ἀξιώματος]. 1834 D. Fosdick tr. A. J. Sylvestre de Sacy Princ. Gen. Gram. iii. v. 129 ‘Whether’, an adverbial expression: it has the import and effect upon the following Verb of a Subjunctive Proposition. 1987 Mod. Lang. Jrnl. 71 53/2 The data are presented in descending order in relation to the number of subjunctive propositions identified out of nine instances of subjunctive use.__ 2001 H.-N. Castañeda in A. Brook & R. C. DeVidi Self-ref. & Self-awareness iv. 65 The subjunctive proposition ‘If X were to say “I am H” he would express a true proposition’ is true if X is a truth-telling person. < as lemmas |
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