释义
[ uhn-les , uh n- ] SHOW IPA
/ ʌnˈlɛs, ən- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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conjunction except under the circumstances that: I'll be there at nine, unless the train is late.
preposition except; but; save: Nothing will come of it, unless disaster.
Origin of unless 1400–50; late ME prepositional phrase on less (also o less(e) , earlier upon less ) on a lesser footing or condition (than); first used as a preposition and conjunction in the early 16th century; see on, less
Words nearby unless unlearn, unlearned, unlearnt, unleash, unleavened, unless , unlessoned, unlettered, unlevel, unlicensed, unlicked
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In some ways I never got out of that unless realizing… well, that kind of seals it off.
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Unless there is “a clear national security or law enforcement need,” the bias would lean toward disclosure.
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Unless they give satisfaction thai schul be depper dampned then Judas Scarioth.
A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II | Henry Charles Lea
I have put myself out of sorts for the day, and shall go and walk, unless the direction of this sets me up again.
The Letters of Charles Dickens | Charles Dickens
I expect to know very shortly; and the moment I know I will try to inform you, unless I am forbidden.
The Mystery of the Sea | Bram Stoker
Eagle-head saw that, unless he made a desperate effort, he would be lost, and he attempted it.
The Tiger-Slayer | Gustave Aimard
Unless this were done the monks would suffer lack; so some one had to be sent, in spite of the last mutterings of the revolt.
The Age of Erasmus | P. S. Allen
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British Dictionary definitions for unless conjunction (subordinating) except under the circumstances that; except on the condition that they'll sell it unless he hears otherwise
Word Origin for unless C14: onlesse , from on on + lesse less ; compare French à moins que, literally: at less than
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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